Organisers of an event held in Bognor Regis to mark the 80th anniversary of the ending of World War Two have said they have been "overwhelmed" by the public's response.A programme of events are taking ...

The "Poppy Memorial" by the United Services Automobile Association and the National Parks Service is on display near the Lincoln, Korean War and World War II memorials to honor men and women who ...

Is Remembrance Day for WW1 or WW2 and why are poppies used to commemorate war? Jack Slater. ... People started wearing a poppy after the Royal British Legion was founded in May 1921.

The USAA Poppy Wall of Honor on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., is a tribute to military sacrifice with 600,000 poppies, marking WWII and Vietnam War anniversaries.

It's called the Poppy Wall of Honor. Filling this 133-foot long, 9-foot-high space are more than 645,000 synthetic poppies embodying the American lives lost in service to country since World War 1.