The soldier is not so sacred as he once was. The journalist and the judge have taken his place. The actors sneer from their theaters. The politicians gobble their free food and babble of peace. Musici ...

The poppy has a long association with Remembrance ... into fields of blood red poppies, growing around the bodies of the fallen soldiers. In late 1914, the fields of Northern France and Flanders ...

The red flower is closely tied to Remembrance Day ... donations around Memorial Day and Veterans Day. The poppy symbol is believed to have come from the poem "In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae ...

Thousands of students from across the country are pledging to recite a century-old war poem as Remembrance Day approaches. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.

The South Western Railway (SWR) has announced that military personnel and veterans can travel for free on trains to attend Remembrance ... his famous poem, In Flanders Fields.

Gordon Michie, Poppyscotland’s Head of Fundraising, said: “100 years ago, the Poppy that grew on Flanders Fields was adopted as our nations symbol of Remembrance, this little flower has over the last ...