Remembrance Day, or Armistice Day as it is known in the UK, started out as a day to remember the end of World War I and all those who had fallen in it’s battles. Gradually Remembrance Day has become a day to honor all military personnel who have put their lives on the line for our lives. It is a day we remember those who made and make sure we have the freedom we have today.
Remembrance crosses fill a container at the British Legion Poppy Factory in Richmond, west London November 1, 2011.
The factory has been making poppies, crosses and wreaths for almost 90 years for the British Legion’s annual Remembrance Day appeal to honour the war dead. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett Poppies are seen in a pile at the British Legion Poppy Factory in Richmond, west London November 1, 2011. The factory has been making poppies, crosses and wreaths for almost 90 years for the British Legion's annual Remembrance Day appeal to honour the war dead. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett
Dorchester Primary School students (L-R) Phoebe Dukes, Georgia May and Grace McGinty, all aged 10, create poppy wreaths during a class trip to the British Legion Poppy Factory in Richmond, west London November 1, 2011. The factory has been making poppies, crosses and wreaths for almost 90 years for the British Legion's annual Remembrance Day appeal to honour the war dead. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett
Former Royal Navy seaman, Ken Hewett, sells poppies on Whitehall during Remembrance Sunday near the Cenotaph in central London in this file picture taken November 14, 2010. Remembrance Day is observed in Commonwealth countries on November 11, to remember the members of their armed forces who died in the line of duty since World War I. Remembrance Day is observed on the anniversary of Germany signing the Armistice agreement at the end of World War 1 on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. This year the date and time will fall at 11.00gmt on 11/11/2011. REUTERS/Paul Hackett/Files
A poster illustration hangs at the war memorial in Colombo in this file picture taken November 14, 2010. Remembrance Day is observed in Commonwealth countries on November 11, to remember the members of their armed forces who died in the line of duty since World War I. Remembrance Day is observed on the anniversary of Germany signing the Armistice agreement at the end of World War 1 on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. This year the date and time will fall at 11.00gmt on 11/11/2011. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte/Files (SRI LANKA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST)
A poppy is pictured amongst the names of Commonwealth soldiers who died in World War One during a ceremony for Armistice Day, in Ypres, in this file picture taken November 11, 2010. Remembrance Day is observed in Commonwealth countries on November 11, to remember the members of their armed forces who died in the line of duty since World War I. Remembrance Day is observed on the anniversary of Germany signing the Armistice agreement at the end of World War 1 on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. This year the date and time will fall at 11.00gmt on 11/11/2011. REUTERS/Yves Herman/Files
Photographs of soldiers killed on duty in Afghanistan are seen attached to replica crosses at a Field of Remembrance outside Westminster Abbey in London in this file picture taken November 11, 2010. Remembrance Day is observed in Commonwealth countries on November 11, to remember the members of their armed forces who died in the line of duty since World War I. Remembrance Day is observed on the anniversary of Germany signing the Armistice agreement at the end of World War 1 on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. This year the date and time will fall at 11.00gmt on 11/11/2011. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Files
British war veterans visit the Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey in London, in this file picture taken November 10, 2005. Remembrance Day is observed in Commonwealth countries on November 11, to remember the members of their armed forces who died in the line of duty since World War I. Remembrance Day is observed on the anniversary of Germany signing the Armistice agreement at the end of World War 1 on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. This year the date and time will fall at 11.00gmt on 11/11/2011. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Files
Ghurkas take part in the Remembrance Sunday Service at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London, in this file picture taken, November 13, 2005. Remembrance Day is observed in Commonwealth countries on November 11, to remember the members of their armed forces who died in the line of duty since World War I. Remembrance Day is observed on the anniversary of Germany signing the Armistice agreement at the end of World War 1 on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. This year the date and time will fall at 11.00gmt on 11/11/2011. REUTERS/Paul Hackett/Files
A Chelsea pensioner wears his medals as he takes part in the annual Remembrance Sunday ceremony on Armistice Day at Whitehall in central London in this November 11, 2007 file picture. Remembrance Day is observed in Commonwealth countries on November 11, to remember the members of their armed forces who died in the line of duty since World War I. Remembrance Day is observed on the anniversary of Germany signing the Armistice agreement at the end of World War 1 on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. This year the date and time will fall at 11.00gmt on 11/11/2011. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/Files
A general view of Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, in the file picture taken, June 6, 2009. Remembrance Day is observed in Commonwealth countries on November 11, to remember the members of their armed forces who died in the line of duty since World War I. Remembrance Day is observed on the anniversary of Germany signing the Armistice agreement at the end of World War 1 on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. This year the date and time will fall at 11.00gmt on 11/11/2011. REUTERS/Larry Downing/Files
An elderly man strolls through the Field of Remembrance following a service at Westminster Abbey in London in this file picture taken November 8, 2000. Remembrance Day is observed in Commonwealth countries on November 11, to remember the members of their armed forces who died in the line of duty since World War I. Remembrance Day is observed on the anniversary of Germany signing the Armistice agreement at the end of World War 1 on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. This year the date and time will fall at 11.00gmt on 11/11/2011. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/Files
An Australian war veteran salutes after placing a wreath at the Martin Place cenotaph in Sydney during a Remembrance Day ceremony in this file picture taken November 11, 2004. Remembrance Day is observed in Commonwealth countries on November 11, to remember the members of their armed forces who died in the line of duty since World War I. Remembrance Day is observed on the anniversary of Germany signing the Armistice agreement at the end of World War 1 on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. This year the date and time will fall at 11.00gmt on 11/11/2011. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne/Files
Australian troops observe Remembrance Day at a former palace of toppled Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein in Baghdad in this file picture taken November 11/ 2003. Remembrance Day is observed in Commonwealth countries on November 11, to remember the members of their armed forces who died in the line of duty since World War I. Remembrance Day is observed on the anniversary of Germany signing the Armistice agreement at the end of World War 1 on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. This year the date and time will fall at 11.00gmt on 11/11/2011. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/Files
A visitor looks at crosses in the Field of Remembrance in Westminster Abbey, in central London, in this file picture taken November 8, 2007. Remembrance Day is observed in Commonwealth countries on November 11, to remember the members of their armed forces who died in the line of duty since World War I. Remembrance Day is observed on the anniversary of Germany signing the Armistice agreement at the end of World War 1 on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. This year the date and time will fall at 11.00gmt on 11/11/2011. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Files
A man lays a wreath at the Armed Forces Memorial during the Remembrance Sunday service at the National Memorial Arboretum, in Alrewas, in this file picture taken November 9, 2008. . Remembrance Day is observed in Commonwealth countries on November 11, to remember the members of their armed forces who died in the line of duty since World War I. Remembrance Day is observed on the anniversary of Germany signing the Armistice agreement at the end of World War 1 on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. This year the date and time will fall at 11.00gmt on 11/11/2011. REUTERS/Darren Staples/Files
War veterans gather in Whitehall for the annual Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Cenotaph, in central London in this file picture taken November 9, 2008. Remembrance Day is observed in Commonwealth countries on November 11, to remember the members of their armed forces who died in the line of duty since World War I. Remembrance Day is observed on the anniversary of Germany signing the Armistice agreement at the end of World War 1 on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. This year the date and time will fall at 11.00gmt on 11/11/2011. REUTERS/Alessia Pierdomenico/Files
Britain's Queen Elizabeth attends the annual Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Cenotaph in Whitehall in this file picture taken November 9, 2008. Remembrance Day is observed in Commonwealth countries on November 11, to remember the members of their armed forces who died in the line of duty since World War I. Remembrance Day is observed on the anniversary of Germany signing the Armistice agreement at the end of World War 1 on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. This year the date and time will fall at 11.00gmt on 11/11/2011. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Files
First World War veteran Henry Allingham takes part in ceremonies for the 90th anniversary of Armistice Day in London in this file picture taken November 11, 2008. Remembrance Day is observed in Commonwealth countries on November 11, to remember the members of their armed forces who died in the line of duty since World War I. Remembrance Day is observed on the anniversary of Germany signing the Armistice agreement at the end of World War 1 on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. This year the date and time will fall at 11.00gmt on 11/11/2011. REUTERS/Alessia Pierdomenico/Files
A partially submerged cross is reflected in flood waters at the National Memorial Arboretum, in Alrewas, in this file picture taken November 9, 2008. . Remembrance Day is observed in Commonwealth countries on November 11, to remember the members of their armed forces who died in the line of duty since World War I. Remembrance Day is observed on the anniversary of Germany signing the Armistice agreement at the end of World War 1 on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. This year the date and time will fall at 11.00gmt on 11/11/2011. REUTERS/Darren Staples/Files
An attendant from the Commonwealth War Graves Commision removes leaves at the Beny-sur Mer Canadian war cemetery in Normandy, France November 7, 2011. Remembrance Day is observed in Commonwealth countries on November 11, to remember the members of their armed forces who died in the line of duty since World War I. Remembrance Day is observed on the anniversary of Germany signing the Armistice agreement at the end of World War 1 on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. This year the date and time will fall at 11.00gmt on 11/11/2011. war cemetery in Normandy, France November 7, 2011. REUTERS/Phil Noble
A view of the Bayeux war cemetery in Normandy, France November 7, 2011. Remembrance Day is observed in Commonwealth countries on November 11, to remember the members of their armed forces who died in the line of duty since World War I. Remembrance Day is observed on the anniversary of Germany signing the Armistice agreement at the end of World War 1 on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. This year the date and time will fall at 11.00gmt on 11/11/2011. war cemetery in Normandy, France November 7, 2011. REUTERS/Phil Noble
A message from a family member stands in front of the headstone of a fallen soldier in the Tilly-sur-Seulles war cemetery in Normandy, France November 7, 2011. Remembrance Day is observed in Commonwealth countries on November 11, to remember the members of their armed forces who died in the line of duty since World War I. Remembrance Day is observed on the anniversary of Germany signing the Armistice agreement at the end of World War 1 on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. This year the date and time will fall at 11.00gmt on 11/11/2011. war cemetery in Normandy, France November 7, 2011. REUTERS/Phil Noble
An attendant from the Commonwealth War Graves Commision removes leaves at the Beny-sur Mer Canadian war cemetery in Normandy, France November 7, 2011. Remembrance Day is observed in Commonwealth countries on November 11, to remember the members of their armed forces who died in the line of duty since World War I. Remembrance Day is observed on the anniversary of Germany signing the Armistice agreement at the end of World War 1 on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. This year the date and time will fall at 11.00gmt on 11/11/2011. war cemetery in Normandy, France November 7, 2011. REUTERS/Phil Noble
Belgium's Crown Prince Philippe (L) talks with a veteran during the Armistice Day ceremony marking the 93rd anniversary of the end of World War One in Brussels November 11, 2011. Remembrance Day is observed on the anniversary of Germany signing the Armistice agreement at the end of World War One on November 11, 1918. REUTERS/Yves Herman
A veteran attends the Armistice Day ceremony marking the 93rd anniversary of the end of World War One in Brussels November 11, 2011. Remembrance Day is observed on the anniversary of Germany signing the Armistice agreement at the end of World War One on November 11, 1918. REUTERS/Yves Herman
French and Lebanese veterans who served in the French army during the Second World War, salute during a ceremony in front of the French War cemetery in Beirut November 11, 2011. France, the formal colonial power in Lebanon, has 3,000 soldiers buried in Lebanon from the two world wars, which engulfed the strategic Middle East. The French diplomatic mission in Beirut honoured on Friday French soldiers during a ceremony to mark Remembrance Day. REUTERS/ Mohamed Azakir
A French U.N. soldier places a flower on a grave of a Second War World soldier after a ceremony at the French War cemetery in Beirut November 11, 2011. France, the formal colonial power in Lebanon, has 3,000 soldiers buried in Lebanon from the two world wars, which engulfed the strategic Middle East. The French diplomatic mission in Beirut honoured on Friday French soldiers during a ceremony to mark Remembrance Day. REUTERS/ Mohamed Azakir
British ambassador to Lebanon Tom Fletcher (R) walks in the grounds of the Commonwealth war cemetery in the port-city of Sidon in south Lebanon November 11, 2011. Fletcher and British veterans paid their respects to their war dead on Friday during a ceremony at the cemetery to mark Remembrance Day. Over 1,700 Commonwealth soldiers died during the two world wars in Lebanon. They are buried in five cities in the country. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho
Maroun Abi Fadek (C) Kamal Abdelnour (R) and Khalil Shahin, Lebanese veterans who served in the French army during World War II, pay their respect during a ceremony in the French War cemetery in Beirut November 11, 2011. France, the formal colonial power in Lebanon, has some 3,000 soldiers buried in Lebanon from the two world wars. The French diplomatic mission in Beirut on Friday honoured French soldiers during a ceremony to mark Remembrance Day. REUTERS/ Mohamed Azakir
A veteran attends the Armistice Day ceremony marking the 93st anniversary of the end of World War One in Brussels November 11, 2011. Remembrance Day is observed on the anniversary of Germany signing the Armistice agreement at the end of World War One on November 11, 1918. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Veterans attend the Armistice Day ceremony marking the 93rd anniversary of the end of World War One in Brussels November 11, 2011. Remembrance Day is observed on the anniversary of Germany signing the Armistice agreement at the end of World War One on November 11, 1918. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Lloyds of London staff hold their annual Remembrance Day service at the Lloyds Building in the City of London November 11, 2011. REUTERS/Olivia Harris
A crowd of people observe a two minutes silence to mark Armistice Day, in Trafalgar Square in central London November 11, 2011. REUTERS/Paul Hackett
A view of the Bayeux war cemetery in Normandy, France November 7, 2011. Remembrance Day is observed in Commonwealth countries on November 11, to remember the members of their armed forces who died in the line of duty since World War I. Remembrance Day is observed on the anniversary of Germany signing the Armistice agreement at the end of World War 1 on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. This year the date and time will fall at 11.00gmt on 11/11/2011. war cemetery in Normandy, France November 7, 2011. REUTERS/Phil Noble
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