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This Sunday 11/11/2018 marks 100 years since the Armistice was signed in November 1918, bringing an end to the First World War. The agreement between the Allies and a vanquished Germany required the latter to leave all occupied territories in Western Europe within two weeks and surrender 5,000 guns, 25,000 machine guns and 1,700 planes. Big Ben sounded in Parliament Square to ring in the news as thousands gathered in Westminster and outside Buckingham Palace roaring in celebration, sparking three days of jubilation across Britain. Why do people wear poppies for Armistice Day? The Royal British Legion has run its Poppy Appeal since 1921, importing American academic Moina Michael’s idea of sporting handmade silk poppies, to raise money for living servicemen and women. Taking inspiration from the 1915 poem “In Flanders Fields” by Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae, the bright red wildflower was chosen as a symbol of hope because it once grew in the fields torn apart by shellfire and tank tracks where many fallen soldiers met their end. Wear your poppy with pride. Remember our fallen heroes. Make sure, this NEVER happens again.

November 11 of every year Americans recognize and honor all past and present United States Veteran's. The US armed services are 100% voluntary. It takes a special kind of hero to be willing to sacrifice their life to ensure our country's freedoms. THANK YOU to all that have served in the Armed Forces.

In the USA, Veterans Day annually falls on November 11. This day is the anniversary of the signing of the armistice, which ended the World War I hostilities between the Allied nations and Germany in 1918. Veterans are thanked for their services to the United States on Veteran's Day. Veterans Day shows respect for those who were willing to give their lives to the country and to serve their country. It shows that we appreciate the veterans. Veterans Day is important because it is a time to recognize and honor those that have served their country in the armed forces. Veterans Day pays tribute to all American veterans, living or dead, who served their country honorably during war or peacetime.