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Changing attitudes to war

Updated on 08 November 2008

By David Fuller

Do record poppy sales reflect changing attitudes towards remembrance and the armed forces?

Did you buy a poppy this year? More people than ever did, say the British Legion.

Just over a year ago the head of the army, Sir Richard Dannatt, was warning of a growing gulf between nation and army - but has the rising casualty rate brought a new awareness of the soldier's lot?

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