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Remembrance Day 2009 The Raglan Junior School

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Remembrance Day 2009 The Raglan Junior School

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    1. Remembrance Day 2009 The Raglan Junior School First World War 1914 1918 Second World War 1939 1945 1947 Events in Palestine 1948 1960 Malaya Emergency 1950 1953 Korean War 1952 1960s Kenyan Uprisings 1955 1959 Cyprus (UN since 1963) 1956 Suez War with French and Israeli Troops 1964 1967 Aden and Radfan 1965 Borneo 1969 1970s Dhofar 1969 current: Northern Ireland 1982 Falklands War 1991 First Gulf War 1992 2007 Balkans Conflict 1999 Current - Balkans/ Kosovo Conflict 2000 Sierra Leone 2001 current Afghanistan 2003 current Second Gulf War 2009 - . . .

    2. The National Anthem God save our gracious Queen?Long live our noble Queen?God save the Queen?Send her victorious?Happy and glorious?Long to reign over us?God save the Queen

    3. Why a poppy? Represents a major commemorative event Linked to events in the past which happened 11th Hour of the 11th Day of the 11th Month Today the country will stop and be still at 11oClock. We remember and we stand in silence

    4. The poppy is a sign of LOSS and HOPE The wars lasted a long time Soldiers from all over the world fought to preserve peace and freedom Soldiers saw poppies growing in the battlefields which had been churned up in trenches Thus the poppy became a sign of LOSS and HOPE We Remember and Look Forward

    5. Today we remember In acknowledging the tragedy, horrors and destruction of war, we do not forget the loss of those who have fought that we may be free We hope and pray for peace in in the world We hope and pray for peace in conflicts, especially in Afghanistan We hope and pray for a world where freedom, peace and liberty reign and where injustice, intolerance and oppression are opposed. We stand still to remember loss and hope for peace

    21. We shall remember them

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