I saw this over the Veteran's Day holiday weekend. With my birthday on November 10th I have always been well aware of Veteran's day (or Armistice Day in the UK) and its connection with the end of World War One on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. To honor those that died in this war which began one hundred years ago in 1914, a powerful memorial was created at the Tower of London.
Many of you may not know the significance of the poppy in regards to fallen soldiers, but we will look at this when we get to the 20th century in the spring.
Here is a link to the news story which ran on the Nightly News with Brian Williams
http://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/tower-london-poppies-honor-lives-they-would-have-led-n245621
and here is a beautiful gallery of some of the photos taken
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/photo/flanders-field-ceramic-poppies-planted-honor-wwi-veterans-n246146
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