Most of us take a moment on November 11th to the veterans who fought for our country. However, not many of us know the full history behind this day of remembrance.
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In 1918, in memory of all the men and women involved in WWI. On Armistice Day, surviving soldiers marched in parades through their home towns. Politicians and veteran officers gave speeches and had ceremonies in thanks for the peace that had been won.
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Twenty years after WWI, Armistice Day became a Iraq, in their memorial services. Veterans and Remembrance Day is also the perfect time to think of those soldiers who are still in battle today.
Veterans Day celebrates soldiers who fought, and still fight, everywhere
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Veterans Day ceremonies occur all over the world with veterans laying wreaths at raise funds for their charities by selling plastic poppies. Ribbons may also be sold for people to wear in remembrance.
ing the soliders that were lost
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Poppies, which are a bright red flower, became a symbol of Veterans Day after the bloody WWI battle in Flanders Field, in Belgium. The soil in the battle fields became scattered with rubble, making the soil rich with lime (the mineral, not the fruit). Poppies thrived in the fertile soil. Many soldiers were buried in Flanders field, creating a contrast of white crosses and vibrant red poppies. Major John McCrae was a Canadian surgeon who was moved by the sight of this, leading him to pen one of the most memorable war poems ever written - "In Flanders Fields".
Poppies are a symbol of remembrance on this day
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