Much like thoughtful Memorial Day quotes, poppies help keep our attention on the most important aspect of the holiday. But when did the red poppy became a national symbol of remembrance—and more ...

The poppy has a long association with Remembrance Day. But how did the distinctive ... The significance of the poppy as a lasting memorial symbol to the fallen was realised by the Canadian surgeon ...

who organised a knitathon to create a large knitted poppy wreath. Among those attending the service will be Margot Billinge, daughter of D-Day veteran and Normandy Memorial Trust fundraising hero ...

A report of sectarian shouts during a memorial event to mark the 1987 Enniskillen ... The service commemorated the 1987 Poppy Day attack, when an IRA bomb exploded at the County Fermanagh town's ...

Trains heading to London Paddington on Monday will be carrying hundreds of poppy wreaths to the station's war memorial ahead of a Remembrance Day service. The wreaths will be placed on early ...