Bombardovali ste mi zemlju, nema šanse da ja ovo nosim

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I recognise fully why people wear poppies, I totally respect everyone’s right to do so and I have total sympathy for anyone who has lost loved ones due to conflict. However, for me it is only a reminder of an attack that I felt personally as a young, frightened 12-year old boy living in Vrelo, as my country was devastated by the bombing of Serbia in 1999. Whilst I have done so previously, on reflection I now donâ€™t feel it is right for me to wear the poppy on my shirt. I do not want to undermine the poppy as a symbol of pride within Britain or offend anyone, however, we are all a product of our own upbringing and this is a personal choice for the reasons outlined. I hope everyone understands my reasons now that I have explained them and I can concentrate on helping the team in the games that lie ahead.

A post shared by Nemanja Matic (@nemanjamatic) onNov 5, 2018 at 4:46am PST

No poppy for Serbs. We dont like red color! #NeverForget #natobombingserbia #nemanjamatic pic.twitter.com/qAonkEf36Q
— Batinaizraja ðŸ‡·ðŸ‡¸ðŸ‡¬ðŸ‡·ðŸ‡·ðŸ‡º (@CaraMara15) November 4, 2018

Remembrance Sunday is held in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations as a day "to commemorate the contribution of British and Commonwealth military and civilian servicemen and women in the two World Wars and later conflicts".[1] It is held on the second Sunday in November, the Sunday nearest to 11 November, Armistice Day,[2] the anniversary of the end of hostilities in the First World War at 11 a.m. in 1918.

Remembrance Sunday

Well, you can always consult history books and see for yourself. Anyway, his reaction had nothing to do with WWI or WWII but with the fact that poppy nowadays symbolizes fallen NATO soldiers too and no proud Serb would ever honour that criminal organization and its mercenaries.
— Filip Nikezic (@NikezicFilip) November 4, 2018