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Originally posted by Stevin Oudshoorn:
Glad to know that more and more people take the time to remember. I watched the commemoration on the BBC.
I Holland we don't commemorate on 11-11. People from RAFA do, but the Dutch have their rememberance day on May 4th. We remember all that died for our freedom; Dutch resistance and Allied soldiers. We don't wear poppies. We don't really have a symbol for rememberance, but the National Service is always held on the Dam Square, here in Amsterdam, at the National Memorial.
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My WW1 knowledge is pretty slim, but am i correct in thinking that Holland was not occupied in The Great War, and remained neutral. If so, then i guess that explains why you don't comemorate Nov 11th or wear poppies, as these are both associated with WW1.
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