Special Tribute for the 11-11-11 Remembrance Day Remembrance Day (also known as Poppy Day, Armistice Day and Veterans Day) is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth countries since the end of World War I to remember the members of their armed forces who have died in the line of duty. This day, or alternative dates, are also recognized as special days for war remembrances in many non-Commonwealth countries. Remembrance Day is observed on 11 November to recall the official end of World War I on that date in 1918; hostilities formally ended "at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month" of 1918 with the German signing of the Armistice ("at the 11th hour" refers to the passing of the 11th hour, or 11:00 a.m.) The day was specifically dedicated by King George V on 7 November 1919 as a day of remembrance of members of the armed forces who were killed during World War I. This was possibly done upon the suggestion of Edward George Honey to Wellesley Tudor Pole, who established two ceremonial periods of remembrance based on events in 1917. The red remembrance poppy has become a familiar emblem of Remembrance Day due to the poem "In Flanders Fields". These poppies bloomed across some of the worst battlefields of Flanders in World War I, their brilliant red colour an appropriate symbol for the blood spilled in the war. The Puppy In Commonwealth countries, the poppy is a symbol associated with the memory of those who died in the war. Remembrance Day is an opportunity for sales of paper poppies to benefit veterans. A writer was the first to establish a relationship between the poppy and battlefield during the Napoleonic wars of the early nineteenth century. He noticed that the fields that were barren before battle were covered with blood-red flowers after the battle. Before the First World War few poppies grew in Flanders. During the tremendous bombardments of that war the chalk soils became rich in lime dust thus promoting the arrival of poppies. The war ended the lime was quickly absorbed and the poppies disappeared again. Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, a Canadian medical officer, establishes the same relationship between the poppy and battlefield and wrote his famous poem `In Flanders Fields`. The poppy soon became the symbol of fallen soldiers. Thanks Magik