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First Minister launches 2002 Poppy Appeal
30/10/2002
First Minister Jack McConnell today formally set in
motion the Royal British Legion's 2002 Scottish Poppy
Appeal.
At the Stone of Remembrance outside Edinburgh City
Chambers, he presented one of the first poppies to Malcolm
Douglas, a veteran of the 1942 Battle of El Alamein in
North Africa.
Mr McConnell said:
"I am backing the Scottish Poppy Appeal because it
provides real support to ex-service personnel and their
relatives. They give advice on pension claims, run a care
home and employ ex-service people in the poppy factory. I
would encourage everyone in Scotland to wear a poppy this
year."