The poppy flower has long been associated with veterans and their service, but what does it symbolize and why? The flower is commonly used on both Veterans Day and Memorial Day as a symbol to ...

It all began with Walther Nernst, a German chemist. He was born in 1864 in Poland, which was part of Prussia at the time. Nernst was a smart boy, mechanically minded – the type who always ...

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 ...

Traditional observance of Memorial Day has diminished over the years and many Americans have forgotten the meaning and traditions of the day. No longer do many cities and towns hold a Memorial Day ...

Wayne Lewin, parish clerk of Milborne St Andrew, who organises the village's Remembrance Day parade ... was reported that two poppy wreaths had been set alight by the memorial stone and damage ...

Veterans gather at the Cenotaph war memorial in London for the service of remembrance on Armistice Day in 2008 ... on both remembrance days since 1995. Poppies were chosen as a symbol of ...

Police appealed for information after eight wooden soldiers and several poppies were taken from the Breightmet memorial Poppies and eight wooden soldiers were stolen from a road war memorial on ...