Canada gives a "Thanks For Trying" badge
By AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
United States
July 10, 2020 8:30am CST
Well, they did in WWII atleast.
Those who enlisted to fight but were otherwise deemed unfit were given badges to recognize their willingness. There was a proposed design for the badge which was meant to be gold or rhodium plated copper with a red maple leaf. These were not used, however, and in it's place was presented a piece of blackened copper and a red maple leaf.
The badge distinguished those who had attempted to volunteer but were rejected from those who had not yet volunteered.
Weird / neat, huh?
Picture is of badge, and taken from veterans.gc.ca
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
10 Jul 20
It is sad that people were ostracised if they did not volunteer.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
10 Jul 20
It is. They all had their own reasons and I am sure most of those reasons were just and valid.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
10 Jul 20
@garymarsh6 I am not sure I agree that war is necessary anyway. There are extenuating circumstances of course, but I think wars are begun by hotheaded political figures who don't have to see the frontlines and the ravages of war.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
10 Jul 20
Right, but it is also sort of divisive too.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
11 Jul 20
I hadn't thought of it that way but that does make sense.
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@amitkokiladitya (171936)
• Agra, India
10 Jul 20
That is a good thing to be done for sure
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
10 Jul 20
Yeah, I think it was too.
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