11th month/11th day/11th hour

One of the most time-honored traditions of Veteran's Day (outside of a moment of silence observed at the time mentioned above,) is the wearing of a poppy. Which may sound somewhat strange at first(after all, what do poppies have to do with war? Wouldn't a rose be more suitable?) until you remember this famous World War I poem by Canadian physician, Lieutenant Colonel John McRae:

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

Makes a lot more sense now, doesn't it?

Now, most people just wear one--either real or fake--attached to their lapel or collar, but since this is Heinous Hats, we're showcasing some hats that incorporate the poppy theme with a bit more panache.

Hey, I can be serious every once in a while too, you know. And you might have noticed, these hats are seriously awesome.


In the interest of not taking away from the seriousness of the thing, I have placed all relevant links over in the Links sidebar, so if any of you are curious about these hats and desirous to make them your own, feel free to click around over there to your heart's content. Or, if you'd like to do something a bit more charitable, you can get yourself a Buddy Poppy from the VFW.

Or just take the time to remember. It's up to you.