Remembrance Day, or Armistice Day as it is known in the UK, started out as a day to remember the end of World War I and all those who had fallen in it’s battles. Gradually Remembrance Day has become a day to honor all military personnel who have put their lives on the line for our lives. It is a day we remember those who made and make sure we have the freedom we have today. I for one am grateful to them.
1 Remembrance crosses fill a container at the British Legion Poppy Factory in Richmond, west London November
1, 2011. The factory has been making poppies, crosses and wreaths for almost 90 years for the British Legion’s
annual Remembrance Day appeal to honour the war dead.
2 Poppies are seen in a pile at the British Legion Poppy Factory in Richmond, west London November 1, 2011.
The factory has been making poppies, crosses and wreaths for almost 90 years for the British Legion's annual
Remembrance Day appeal to honour the war dead.
3 Dorchester Primary School students (L-R) Phoebe Dukes, Georgia May and Grace McGinty, all aged 10, create
poppy wreaths during a class trip to the British Legion Poppy Factory in Richmond, west London November 1,
2011. The factory has been making poppies, crosses and wreaths for almost 90 years for the British Legion's
nnual Remembrance Day appeal to honour the war dead.
4 Former Royal Navy seaman, Ken Hewett, sells poppies on Whitehall during Remembrance Sunday near the
Cenotaph in central London in this file picture taken November 14, 2010. Remembrance Day is observed in
Commonwealth countries on November 11, to remember the members of their armed forces who died in the line
of duty since World War I. Remembrance Day is observed on the anniversary of Germany signing the Armistice
agreement at the end of World War 1 on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. This year the
date and time will fall at 11.00gmt on 11/11/2011.
5 A poster illustration hangs at the war memorial in Colombo in this file picture taken November 14, 2010.
Remembrance Day is observed in Commonwealth countries on November 11, to remember the members of their
armed forces who died in the line of duty since World War I. Remembrance Day is observed on the anniversary
of Germany signing the Armistice agreement at the end of World War 1 on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the
11th month in 1918. This year the date and time will fall at 11.00gmt on 11/11/2011.
6 A poppy is pictured amongst the names of Commonwealth soldiers who died in World War One during a
ceremony for Armistice Day, in Ypres, in this file picture taken November 11, 2010. Remembrance Day is
observed in Commonwealth countries on November 11, to remember the members of their armed forces who
died in the line of duty since World War I. Remembrance Day is observed on the anniversary of Germany signing
the Armistice agreement at the end of World War 1 on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918.
This year the date and time will fall at 11.00gmt on 11/11/2011.
7 Photographs of soldiers killed on duty in Afghanistan are seen attached to replica crosses at a Field of
Remembrance outside Westminster Abbey in London in this file picture taken November 11, 2010. Remembrance
Day is observed in Commonwealth countries on November 11, to remember the members of their armed forces who
died in the line of duty since World War I. Remembrance Day is observed on the anniversary of Germany signing the
Armistice agreement at the end of World War 1 on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. This year
the date and time will fall at 11.00gmt on 11/11/2011.
8 British war veterans visit the Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey in London, in this file picture taken
November 10, 2005. Remembrance Day is observed in Commonwealth countries on November 11, to remember
the members of their armed forces who died in the line of duty since World War I. Remembrance Day is observed
on the anniversary of Germany signing the Armistice agreement at the end of World War 1 on the 11th hour of the
11th day of the 11th month in 1918. This year the date and time will fall at 11.00gmt on 11/11/2011.
9 Ghurkas take part in the Remembrance Sunday Service at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London, in this file
picture taken, November 13, 2005. Remembrance Day is observed in Commonwealth countries on November
11, to remember the members of their armed forces who died in the line of duty since World War I. Remembrance
Day is observed on the anniversary of Germany signing the Armistice agreement at the end of World War 1 on the
11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. This year the date and time will fall at 11.00gmt on 11/11/2011.
10 A Chelsea pensioner wears his medals as he takes part in the annual Remembrance Sunday ceremony on Armistice
Day at Whitehall in central London in this November 11, 2007 file picture. Remembrance Day is observed in
Commonwealth countries on November 11, to remember the members of their armed forces who died in the line of
duty since World War I. Remembrance Day is observed on the anniversary of Germany signing the Armistice agreement
at the end of World War 1 on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. This year the date and time will
fall at 11.00gmt on 11/11/2011.
11 A general view of Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, in the file picture
taken, June 6, 2009. Remembrance Day is observed in Commonwealth countries on November 11, to remember
the members of their armed forces who died in the line of duty since World War I. Remembrance Day is observed
on the anniversary of Germany signing the Armistice agreement at the end of World War 1 on the 11th hour of the
11th day of the 11th month in 1918. This year the date and time will fall at 11.00gmt on 11/11/2011.
12 An elderly man strolls through the Field of Remembrance following a service at Westminster Abbey in London
in this file picture taken November 8, 2000. Remembrance Day is observed in Commonwealth countries on
November 11, to remember the members of their armed forces who died in the line of duty since World War I.
Remembrance Day is observed on the anniversary of Germany signing the Armistice agreement at the end of World
War 1 on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. This year the date and time will fall at 11.00gmt
on 11/11/2011.
13 An Australian war veteran salutes after placing a wreath at the Martin Place cenotaph in Sydney during a
Remembrance Day ceremony in this file picture taken November 11, 2004. Remembrance Day is observed in
Commonwealth countries on November 11, to remember the members of their armed forces who died in the line
of duty since World War I. Remembrance Day is observed on the anniversary of Germany signing the Armistice
agreement at the end of World War 1 on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. This year the
date and time will fall at 11.00gmt on 11/11/2011.
14 Australian troops observe Remembrance Day at a former palace of toppled Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein in
Baghdad in this file picture taken November 11/ 2003. Remembrance Day is observed in Commonwealth countries
on November 11, to remember the members of their armed forces who died in the line of duty since World War I.
Remembrance Day is observed on the anniversary of Germany signing the Armistice agreement at the end of World
War 1 on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. This year the date and time will fall at 11.00gmt
on 11/11/2011.
15 A visitor looks at crosses in the Field of Remembrance in Westminster Abbey, in central London, in this file picture
taken November 8, 2007. Remembrance Day is observed in Commonwealth countries on November 11, to remember
the members of their armed forces who died in the line of duty since World War I. Remembrance Day is observed on
the anniversary of Germany signing the Armistice agreement at the end of World War 1 on the 11th hour of the 11th day
of the 11th month in 1918. This year the date and time will fall at 11.00gmt on 11/11/2011.
16 A man lays a wreath at the Armed Forces Memorial during the Remembrance Sunday service at the National
Memorial Arboretum, in Alrewas, in this file picture taken November 9, 2008. . Remembrance Day is observed
in Commonwealth countries on November 11, to remember the members of their armed forces who died in the
line of duty since World War I. Remembrance Day is observed on the anniversary of Germany signing the Armistice
agreement at the end of World War 1 on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. This year the
date and time will fall at 11.00gmt on 11/11/2011.
17 War veterans gather in Whitehall for the annual Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Cenotaph, in central
London in this file picture taken November 9, 2008. Remembrance Day is observed in Commonwealth countries
on November 11, to remember the members of their armed forces who died in the line of duty since World War
I. Remembrance Day is observed on the anniversary of Germany signing the Armistice agreement at the end of
World War 1 on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. This year the date and time will fall at
11.00gmt on 11/11/2011.
18 Britain's Queen Elizabeth attends the annual Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Cenotaph in Whitehall in this
file picture taken November 9, 2008. Remembrance Day is observed in Commonwealth countries on November
11, to remember the members of their armed forces who died in the line of duty since World War I. Remembrance
Day is observed on the anniversary of Germany signing the Armistice agreement at the end of World War 1 on the
11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. This year the date and time will fall at 11.00gmt on 11/11/2011.
19 First World War veteran Henry Allingham takes part in ceremonies for the 90th anniversary of Armistice
Day in London in this file picture taken November 11, 2008. Remembrance Day is observed in Commonwealth
countries on November 11, to remember the members of their armed forces who died in the line of duty since
World War I. Remembrance Day is observed on the anniversary of Germany signing the Armistice agreement at the
end of World War 1 on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. This year the date and time will fall
at 11.00gmt on 11/11/2011.
20 A partially submerged cross is reflected in flood waters at the National Memorial Arboretum, in Alrewas, in this
file picture taken November 9, 2008. . Remembrance Day is observed in Commonwealth countries on November
11, to remember the members of their armed forces who died in the line of duty since World War I. Remembrance
Day is observed on the anniversary of Germany signing the Armistice agreement at the end of World War 1 on the
11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. This year the date and time will fall at 11.00gmt on 11/11/2011.
21 An attendant from the Commonwealth War Graves Commision removes leaves at the Beny-sur Mer Canadian
war cemetery in Normandy, France November 7, 2011. Remembrance Day is observed in Commonwealth
countries on November 11, to remember the members of their armed forces who died in the line of duty since
World War I. Remembrance Day is observed on the anniversary of Germany signing the Armistice agreement at
the end of World War 1 on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. This year the date and time
will fall at 11.00gmt on 11/11/2011. war cemetery in Normandy, France November 7, 2011.
22 A view of the Bayeux war cemetery in Normandy, France November 7, 2011. Remembrance Day is observed in
Commonwealth countries on November 11, to remember the members of their armed forces who died in the line of
duty since World War I. Remembrance Day is observed on the anniversary of Germany signing the Armistice agreement
at the end of World War 1 on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. This year the date and time will
fall at 11.00gmt on 11/11/2011. war cemetery in Normandy, France November 7, 2011.
23 A message from a family member stands in front of the headstone of a fallen soldier in the Tilly-sur-Seulles war
cemetery in Normandy, France November 7, 2011. Remembrance Day is observed in Commonwealth countries on
November 11, to remember the members of their armed forces who died in the line of duty since World War I.
Remembrance Day is observed on the anniversary of Germany signing the Armistice agreement at the end of World
War 1 on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. This year the date and time will fall at 11.00gmt
on 11/11/2011. war cemetery in Normandy, France November 7, 2011.
24 An attendant from the Commonwealth War Graves Commision removes leaves at the Beny-sur Mer Canadian
war cemetery in Normandy, France November 7, 2011. Remembrance Day is observed in Commonwealth countries
on November 11, to remember the members of their armed forces who died in the line of duty since World War I.
Remembrance Day is observed on the anniversary of Germany signing the Armistice agreement at the end of World
War 1 on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. This year the date and time will fall at 11.00gmt
on 11/11/2011. war cemetery in Normandy, France November 7, 2011.
25 Belgium's Crown Prince Philippe (L) talks with a veteran during the Armistice Day ceremony marking the
93rd anniversary of the end of World War One in Brussels November 11, 2011. Remembrance Day is observed
on the anniversary of Germany signing the Armistice agreement at the end of World War One on November
11, 1918.
26 A veteran attends the Armistice Day ceremony marking the 93rd anniversary of the end of World War One in
Brussels November 11, 2011. Remembrance Day is observed on the anniversary of Germany signing the Armistice
agreement at the end of World War One on November 11, 1918.
27 French and Lebanese veterans who served in the French army during the Second World War, salute during
a ceremony in front of the French War cemetery in Beirut November 11, 2011. France, the formal colonial
power in Lebanon, has 3,000 soldiers buried in Lebanon from the two world wars, which engulfed the strategic
Middle East. The French diplomatic mission in Beirut honoured on Friday French soldiers during a ceremony to
mark Remembrance Day.
28 A French U.N. soldier places a flower on a grave of a Second War World soldier after a ceremony at the
French War cemetery in Beirut November 11, 2011. France, the formal colonial power in Lebanon, has 3,000
soldiers buried in Lebanon from the two world wars, which engulfed the strategic Middle East. The French
diplomatic mission in Beirut honoured on Friday French soldiers during a ceremony to mark Remembrance Day.
29 British ambassador to Lebanon Tom Fletcher (R) walks in the grounds of the Commonwealth war cemetery in
the port-city of Sidon in south Lebanon November 11, 2011. Fletcher and British veterans paid their respects to
their war dead on Friday during a ceremony at the cemetery to mark Remembrance Day. Over 1,700 Commonwealth
soldiers died during the two world wars in Lebanon. They are buried in five cities in the country.
30 Maroun Abi Fadek (C) Kamal Abdelnour (R) and Khalil Shahin, Lebanese veterans who served in the
French army during World War II, pay their respect during a ceremony in the French War cemetery in Beirut
November 11, 2011. France, the formal colonial power in Lebanon, has some 3,000 soldiers buried in Lebanon
from the two world wars. The French diplomatic mission in Beirut on Friday honoured French soldiers during a
ceremony to mark Remembrance Day.
31 A veteran attends the Armistice Day ceremony marking the 93st anniversary of the end of World War One
in Brussels November 11, 2011. Remembrance Day is observed on the anniversary of Germany signing the
Armistice agreement at the end of World War One on November 11, 1918.
32 Veterans attend the Armistice Day ceremony marking the 93rd anniversary of the end of World War One
in Brussels November 11, 2011. Remembrance Day is observed on the anniversary of Germany signing the
Armistice agreement at the end of World War One on November 11, 1918.
33 Lloyds of London staff hold their annual Remembrance Day service at the Lloyds Building in the City of
London November 11, 2011.
34 A crowd of people observe a two minutes silence to mark Armistice Day, in Trafalgar Square in central
London November 11, 2011.
35 A view of the Bayeux war cemetery in Normandy, France November 7, 2011. Remembrance Day is
observed in Commonwealth countries on November 11, to remember the members of their armed forces
who died in the line of duty since World War I. Remembrance Day is observed on the anniversary of Germany
signing the Armistice agreement at the end of World War 1 on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month
in 1918. This year the date and time will fall at 11.00gmt on 11/11/2011. war cemetery in Normandy,
France November 7, 2011.
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