Americans React: Remembrance Day & Tower of London Poppies Tribute 🌹

[@PaulDavies-uz4hq]

I was in the pub this morning having breakfast. A really busy pub, maybe 100 people in there. At exactly 11am the pub went silent. The only sound was a toddler and the mother trying to shush it. It was so moving, such respect.

[@anthonydarby3973]

Lindsey, NEVER apologise for your tears, it's a show of pure emotion, love and respect, take care, Tony here in the UK 🇬🇧 ❤

[@hellsbells8689]

Call me odd but I think it is beautiful when Lindsay and sometimes Steve, cry at watching a piece about Britain and their ancestors history. I truly believe no one should be ashamed or afraid to show their emotions. There are times when you have to keep that "Stiff Upper Lip" but watching this or talking about your late Grandfather is not one of them. We love you, Lindsay and we cry with you. 🥀Helen in the East Midlands.🥀

[@ToddyWestropp]

I agree. Totally. Also from 🇬🇧. Never apologise. It’s lovely to hear your stories too.

[@ianarnett]

@anthonydarby3973 I cry every year at these memorial commemorations, and I'm 70 now. I think of all who served, but particularly my father, who was in the RAF and made it through, and also, my mother. She was one of the unsung heroines of the war. She joined the fire service in London and drove (yes, drove) a fire engine throughout all of the blitz, witnessing unimaginable horrors. As I get older their service for me and the rest of us becomes more cherished. Don't be ashamed of tears x

[@stephenhickman304]

I agree that’s what makes you beautiful Lindsey - btw try and find the full video of the Tower it’s so much more .

[@stephenhickman304]

Our parade has over 10,000 veterans marching past the cenotaph in their uniforms men, women and children who lost parents too .this years was as wonderful as ever x

[@TheDizzydiana]

Today the 11th at 11am if you are in a shop hospital or wherever, everything stops and people stand still for 2 minutes silence in memory of the fallen. It's 10.46 right now in the UK so in 14mins this will happen.

[@MaxwellMoore-d1u]

I Live alone but stood and observed 2 minutes silence. NO matter where I am I've always done this .Even at work I've always stopped and observed.

[@PLuMUK54]

I am always surprised, yet pleased, that despite criticism our newer citizens also show respect in supermarkets. Before retiring, I was a teacher. We held the silence on Armistice Day. One year, the management decided that two minutes was too much and said we would do only one. When I told my class, they were disgusted with management. I believe that there was not a classroom where two minutes were not observed.

[@MaxwellMoore-d1u]

@PLuMUK54 Well done to you and the Students.

[@debbiemcgowan7447]

I was in a nature reserve and I, and all the others there stood in silence

[@TheDizzydiana]

@@PLuMUK54 That's respect. well done to all.

[@2old4gamez]

Last week a work mate presented me with poppy number 85 from this display. It had originally been purchased in remembrance of his grandfather who fought in WW1 but he wanted me to have it now. It is the most precious thing I own.

[@janeforrest6838]

🥹

[@lorrainemcgregor1759]

How thoughtful.

[@vallee3140]

what a lovely gift.

[@thetwistedfirestarter]

I have one too

[@reactingtomyroots]

That was an incredibly thoughtful gift.

[@bobsteele9581]

You should react to the final episode of "Blackadder Goes Fourth". It's a hilarious comedy set in World War 1, but the final scene is heartbreaking and a very fitting tribute for remembrance day.

[@janewilson8676]

@@bobsteele9581 just watched that yesterday. 30 years old and still packs a punch,a brilliant piece of pathos.

[@matt01506]

A fantastic lighthearted take on the remembrance of the war is the STEPTOE AND SON episode "PILGRIMS PROGRESS"

[@bernadettespeakman355]

It was a comedy but with highlights of the deaths and the sadness at the end. The final scene was when Blackadder got his men lined up in the trench walls carrying their "trusty" handguns. The whistles blow as the signal to go "over the top", the scenes then slow down as the men are shot to death in very slow motion, and the fields are filled with poppies. I cant remember when this series was last shown, about ten years I think. Google "Black Adder Goes Forth". It might come up.

[@janewilson8676]

@ I don’t remember that one

[@MrCotto777]

Yes the end scene of black Adder was unexpected and sad.

[@iancomputerscomputerrepair8944]

Concerning the ceramic poppies at the Tower of London, each poppy was hand made. So each poppy was unique but the same, just like a soldier. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.

[@micheletrainor1601]

Beautifully put.

[@DreadEnder]

Yesterday was my fifth and final Remembrance Day parade. It is one of the greatest honours to be a part of it.

[@BethSc_VV]

We WILL remember them ♥

[@gilliancheshire3596]

A lot were American and we remember all countries at the cenotaph .Representatives come from all over the world . We had a lot of allies and we thank them for sacrifices they gave .

[@watcher24601]

For our tomorrow, they gave their today.

[@sassyjintheuk]

Thank you so much for your kind reaction. I was privileged to be one of the volunteers who 'planted' the ceramic poppies in the moat of the Tower of London. We were in a part where the Thames had crept in a little. So I stepped into the water up to my knees and began placing the poppies. The best thing I have ever done. And the most truely humbled. God bless all souls. xxx😊

[@HankD13]

My wife, Hong Kong Chinese, was one of the volunteers who laid these poppies. British troops were the people who helped out the victims of typhoon and mud slides that she and her family suffered when she was a child growing up in Hong Kong. The late Queen was her "British mum" and her passing quite devastated her. Not many people realise that Hong Kong chinese were killed during the Falkland Wars as they had an historical concession to provide laundry services on Royal Navy ships! (I think there is talk of it being ended now since HK returned to the CCP). As an ex Serviceman, poppy day has always held a special meaning for me. Appreciated guys.

[@kevincook2591]

Thankyou

[@alibrowne6374]

Thank your wife for us ❤

[@royguthrie9085]

You should look at the cenotaph parade. After the service, thousands of veterans and families march past the cenotaph laying reefs. It’s touching to watch. And as a veteran myself, thank you for taking the time to look at this. This day means a lot to us.

[@PLuMUK54]

I watched yesterday's with tears in my eyes as usual. Then, at the very end, a man was pushed along with a group of people. He struggled to stand, helped and encouraged by his supporters, and he managed a few steps past the Cenotaph. I total lost it at that point, and ended up sobbing. I'd wish I knew the back story of this courageous man and of the woman who applauded his every step. Even now it's brought tears to my eyes.

[@royguthrie9085]

@ I haven’t seen yesterdays yet as I was at a parade myself but I always try and watch it back when I have spare time. There will have been a lot of veterans who wouldn’t be able to parade without the support of other, be that physically or mentally, but they are all there for the same reason and that helps them through. There is a bond at these parades all over the UK that can’t be explained unless you experience it.

[@brigidsingleton1596]

*Wreathes... ("reefs" are the rocky or coral outcrops in the seas and oceans of the world, upon which marine vessels can, have, and sadly still do become wrecked).

[@CandiceGoddard]

There's also the Remembrance programme at the Royal Albert Hall.

[@royguthrie9085]

@@brigidsingleton1596 thanks for that but my spelling isn’t really what this post was about and by correcting it I’m guessing you got what I was trying to say in the first place.

[@BK10011]

“In Flanders fields the poppies blow between the crosses row on row, that mark our place and in the sky the larks still bravely singing fly scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the dead, short days ago we lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow. Loved and were loved and now we lie, in Flanders field” So we could have our tomorrow, they gave their today… may God bless all who gave their lives for our freedom. ‘Lest we never forget’

[@jacquelinehecht7256]

Such beautiful words

[@alibrowne6374]

So beautiful ❤

[@janewilson8676]

We also have the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall,which is on the Saturday night before the Cenotaph ceremony on Sunday. At the end they drop 800,000+ poppy petals from the ceiling. I’m sure Lindsay would find that very moving too,I always do. Lest we forget 🌺

[@susansmiles2242]

I agree I am usually awash with tears when those petals fall in fact I am welling up now just thinking about it

[@cathyb46]

Broke me this year Festival of Rememberance when the mother was telling the story of her son who was wounded in Afghanistan and didn't survive after being brought home. When she sat nr his grave reading to him, tears flowed. No doubt BBC will have both occasions posted on You tube. The march past of ex servicemen is very moving at the Cenotaph which has an empty stone tomb on top which represents all those lost during conflicts not just WW1 now.

[@carolemiller198]

Yes, love the evening Service at The Albert Hall & on the Sunday at the Cenotaph when thousands gather along with the Military, worth watching. A smaller Service is held at the Cenotaph at 11am on the 11th Nov.

[@susiepoulter4548]

Indeed. Please watch that. You will not be able to stop crying.

[@MargaretTindale]

Dear Lady...NEVER apologise for your tears........❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@pixiepetal-jennie2038]

I bought one of the ceramic poppies when the installation was taken down. They are all numbered and each dedicated to a serviceman lost. I felt privileged to get one

[@Zak_Nike]

absolutely ❤

[@wellfedrabbit6684]

Are they named? I would love to know where my Gruncle Samuel's went...he died at The Somme, but there is no grave to mark his passing, just his name inscribed on the Thiepval Memorial along with hundreds and hundreds of others. What a waste of lives.

[@simhedgesrex7097]

@@wellfedrabbit6684 No, they aren't named. I have one too.

[@thetwistedfirestarter]

I also have one

[@reactingtomyroots]

It's amazing that each poppy is dedicated to an individual soldier. It makes it even more special.

[@valeriewalker9438]

Thankyou from a British veteran.Thankyou for the respect you have given. I cry always on this rememberance dayx

[@Jjudes9665]

Thank you for your service. Great Britain and the world owes its freedom to the past, present and future courageous service of its soldiers. Lest we never forget them. ❤️‍🩹🙏🇬🇧

[@gordonconnah411]

We also wear purple poppies in honour of service animals who also lost their lives in combat.

[@MrBlueyezz]

Another great video guys! Thought I’d tell you about my cousin…. He was John Travers Cornwell who served in the Royal Navy at a very young age… He was one of the youngest to receive a Victoria Cross from Queen Victoria but sadly John died from his injuries at 16 so his Mother and Brother collected it on his behalf.. John was in the Battle of Jutland,he has many landmarks and awards named after him… I have many books and collections relating to him…. He will always be a Hero in our family ❤ Regards,Andrew from the UK 🇬🇧

[@WelshEnZo]

Lest we forget 🇬🇧❤ They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. Thank you to all the hero’s who fought and died for our GREAT NATION.

[@pieeaterwigan1]

We will never forget them. Hero's each and every one. I was part of a 'Ring of Red' in Manchester yesterday, where 1000's of bikers wear read and ride around the circular motorway (the M60), to honour the fallen. The symbol is to make a red poppy, by motorcycle riders around the whole city

[@Millennial_Manc]

I live in Manchester and didn’t know you did this. Amazing what you learn in these comments. I’m going to go and find some video. Thank you for making the effort to physically do something.

[@susansmiles2242]

I saw some bikers on the M60 yesterday and wondered it this was what was happening

[@BilboBiggun007]

After some well aimed criticism of the uk, NOBODY and i mean NOBODY does ceremony like us Brits, those poppies at the tower of London blew my mind, what a fantastic memorial 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@davidneeson8384]

I hate all that crap the U.K gets. We were no worse than any other nation. Yet, oddly everyone and their granny wants to come here. Go figure! I agree, we do pomp and ceremony like no other.

[@pete1955-g8c]

I bought 4 of these poppies, one each for my grandchildren to keep for life. We as a nation will never forget our fallen.

[@elainebarnes7870]

In UK 🇬🇧 no one does it better in the world with the pomp and ceremony to pay respect to those that were lost giving their lives. It is so emotional on rememberance Sunday and on the 11th of November. It truly is a sight yo see.

[@johnmoody9580]

People should also remember the 1,675,000 wounded of WW1 whose lives were permanently changed and for some, more dramatically than we could ever perceive (PTSD was not known then, nor the modern treatments that might mitigate the trauma)

[@shininglightphotos1044]

Also, there's the Royal British Legion Festival of Rememberance on the Saturday. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqbVmYqgpbeeepYsi=U_6u0tMuWYziso1e

[@eldescanso2067]

I was at the Cenotaph in London yesterday, a very moving experience.

[@PLuMUK54]

I envy you.

[@Michelle-bo4hj]

A British Priminister of WW2 Winston Churcill made a speech "“Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few " It was regarding the royal airforce and allied forces Battle of Britain . We remember them . Every thing stops in the uk even in the shops , supermarkets tillers people in the streets , its very moving . The youth are taught the history in school and its a living history every year.

[@britbazza3568]

Hi Steve and Lindsay The commentator stated that the UK honours it's Glorious Dead like no other nation. This is because every single family in the UK has people from both wars who died in combat or came back as invalids so war has actually touched every family here in one way or another. That's why we all honour our war dead the way we do in the UK.. On the Saturday night before Remembrance Sunday at the Cenotaph in London there is actually a festival of Remembrance to honour the war dead from all conflicts and the maimed from wars around the planet. The Cenotaph also has a story of its own too it was originally a timber structure that was supposed to be temporary but after the first parade of the public at Whitehall yr after yr the King and Govt then decided that the Cenotaph needed too become a permanent war memorial to the thousands of families who didn't have a grave to tend because their Sons Dads Nephews were never found due to the bombing of Flanders fields and Passcendale was so intense that many British soldiers were never found after the war so couldn't be buried. The Cenotaph gave a focal point to these families to honour their dead. You really have to check out the Remembrance day ceremony itself also the Festival of Remembrance the night before Remembrance Day and the origins of the Cenotaph too. All are on you tube

[@stewartmk7]

My late mum was buried in a poppy broach, which was awarded to her for being a poppy seller (40+ years). My late dad was a FEPOW with the Japanese, so Remembrance Sunday was and still is very meaningful to the family. Respect to you both.

[@andrewtaylor1196]

An ex serviceman turned up this morning on his harley Davidson motorcycle to a local war memorial where myself and 2 workmates 17:01 were working we stopped work and joined him with our heads bowed as we listened to the last post and revallie which he proceeded to belt out on his bugle it was beautifully played he thanked us for observing the 2 minutes and then he was gone talk about the hairs standing up on the hair back of the neck whoever he was he was amazing

[@bojo88]

Oh wow, what an experience!

[@livvyl3341]

My dad was a sergeant major in the Royal Marines, unfortunately he passed from bone cancer at 47. I hugged his service photo today during our 2 minutes silence. It means so much to so many

[@PLuMUK54]

Every time I have seen this, I cry! I have one of those poppies from the Tower of London in memory of my Great Uncle Frank. He survived the Battle of the Somme, 1916. The following year, he was a telephone operator. During a German attempt to recapture the village of Epehy, he was wounded and taken back to the town of Peronne, where he died and was buried. He was 22 years old. Since researching about Frank, I have wanted to visit his grave to leave flowers, but my health has not allowed me to. I know that the grave is well cared for through the work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commision and possibly by local people. In many places, school children regularly go to the cemeteries in order to care for graves. In Flanders Fields By John Mccrae In Flanders Fields the poppies grow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place. While in the Sky The larks still bravely singing, fly Unheard, amid the guns below. We are the dead, Short days ago We lived, felt dawns, saw sunsets glow; Loved and were loved - but now we lie In Flanders Field Take up our quarrel with the foe! To you from falling hands we throw The torch, Be yours to bear it high! If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep tho’ poppies blow In Flanders Field. The Answer By J. A. Armstrong (Wisconsin) In Flanders Field the cannon boom And fitful flashes light the gloom; While up above, like Eagles, fly The fierce destroyers of the sky; With stains the earth wherein you lie Is redder than the poppy bloom In Flanders Field. Sleep on ye brave! The shrieking shell, The quaking trench, the startling yell, The fury of the battle hell Shall wake you not; for all is well. Sleep peacefully, for all is well. Your flaming torch aloft we bear, With burning heart an oath we swear To keep the faith to fight it through To crush the foe, or sleep with you In Flanders Field

[@margaretoconnor3687]

My uncle was shot down over Ypres on 3 August 1917 serving with the Royal Flying Corps. It was his father's ( my grandfather's);birthday.. I have visited his grave in the Maple Leaf Cemetery near Ypres. I can assure you that the cemeteries and individual graves are lovingly cared for. Each grave has its own perennial plant following a planting plan devised by amongst others. Getrude Jekyll. My uncle has a pink sedum. I do hope that one day youay be able to visit your great uncle's grave.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

[@suekennedy883]

Thank you. I've never heard The Answer before. It's as beautiful as In Flanders Fields.

[@PLuMUK54]

​@margaretoconnor3687 Thank you for your words. I've got a photograph of the grave, but have not identified the plant.

[@lordIanHouston]

Lest We Forget. America started the red poppy, then dropped it. Here in the UK, we bought it back to life, to show a mark of respect, for ALL fallen.

[@PaulMundy-f8k]

In France they wear a blue Cornflower.

[@nicholasjones7312]

And they call them a “bleuette”

[@pault2461]

I attended the Tower of London's poppy tribute, what struck me most was the respect shown by the thousands who were there.

[@drogna3905]

When the display of ceramic poppies was dismantled at The Tower, we were given the opportunity to buy one. I'm proud to say one of those poppies lives in my home. Lest We Forget.

[@smiley9872]

The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month! We should never forget, EVER!

[@daftgowk1]

A lot of us have already forgotten judging by recent moves toward fascism in the US and the UK.

[@janiceturton7756]

Lest we forget

[@brucebartup6161]

They shall not grow old as we who are left grow old . Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn At the going down of the sun, and in the morninng we wsll remember them. We will remember them. . . .

[@neilboulton9813]

My wife and I volunteered in 2014 to plant the poppies in the Tower of London. It was extremely moving, and you were watched by hundreds equally moved. Once it was complete it was a tremendous sight and witnessed by hundreds of thousands. I think one of the most amazing works of symbolic art ever in the UK. We purchased a ceramic poppy as a donation to the British Legion who support veterens in the UK.

[@jkpole]

Bless you Lindsey and Bless your AMAZING Grandfather... Your Love for such a beautiful man is so moving

[@sarahealey1780]

We also have a purple poppy for service animals, and a white poppy for conscientious objectors

[@alanjones6359]

If everyone was an objector we wouldn't have stood a chance against the Nazis thank god for that and the brave ones who went

[@thadtuiol1717]

@@alanjones6359 If everyone was an objector in August 1914, we wouldn't have lost 800K men and bankrupted the country for nothing. Perhaps today, Britain wouldn't be the basket case it is.

[@Vshadowuk]

I have heard of the white poppy being called the peace poppy rather than consciousness objector poppy It was also the more popular colour originally as everyone wanted to promote peace.

[@madoldbatwoman]

@@alanjones6359 To be fair, many conscientious objectors served in other ways, as Non Combatants Corps. There were relatively few who refused to do anything.

[@alanjones6359]

@@thadtuiol1717 some truth in that but WW2 was a different matter , glad to say that My father who served in the RAF helped to defend this country from the Gestapo jackboot

[@pebblecritter]

I have 3 of the poppies that were on display at the Tower of London (for my grandparents who fought in WWI). They came beautifully packaged and the rods they were on were slightly rusted and still had dirt on them - which really made it all the more real for me. I grew up wearing poppies and we do wear them starting in October - it's not just a one or two day thing in the UK. Also, in many places, EVERYTHING comes to a halt at 11am on 11 November - including the traffic! It's amazing to witness if you've never been part of it. :) xx

[@delboy1727]

If you have seen the final episode of Blackadder Goes Forth, you will now understand the significance as the final scene fades to a field of poppies.

[@theplasteredfinger5942]

and that scene get harder to watch every time

[@HelenFarrell-dx7uz]

💔

[@PaulMundy-f8k]

@@delboy1727 This is the most poignant scene of any comedy ever.

[@janiceturton7756]

Indeed the most moving thing i have ever seen.

[@brucebartup6161]

Baldrick So the poor old ostrich died for nothing! (Which if you think about it is about the best humanisng summary of the whole mad grotesque horror of the the business, )

[@sarahprice1375]

Lindsay your drawing was worth far more than a mountain of gold to your Paw-paw. ❤love from me in 🇬🇧 xx

[@michaelstamper5604]

As the grandad of a stunningly handsome 10 year old boy and the most beautiful 8 year old princess ever (biased? Moi? I'm their grandad. What can I say?) I heartily endorse this message. Xx

[@sarahprice1375]

@michaelstamper5604 I'm besotted with my 3 grandchildren too xx

[@sarahclarke3046]

I'm from the UK and I wear my poppy all year round, whether on a jacket or attached to my purse, I have a brooch poppy and a keyring style one. I like to remember the fallen all year long x

[@stephen3906]

I was lucky enough to be a volunteer within the moat, helping to remove the poppies. I have a poppy proudly displayed in my living room.

[@dee2251]

I went down to London to see this. It was amazing. My grandfather fought in WW2, and every year without fail he attended the remembrance services until he became too old and infirm to go anymore. I’d suggest watching ‘The Unknown Soldier’ by the band of the Royal Marines’. The tomb is in Westminster. It’s incredible!

[@kevs4252]

Lindsay, you Don't have to apologise. Tears show that you care,and that is a great thing. Also thank you for sharing the lovely photograph of your Grandfather, what a handsome chap he was. Much love to you, Sophia and Steve.

[@herindoors3552]

I am truly lucky to own one of these poppies and keep it with pride in my home.

[@sallyannwheeler6327]

❤️

[@davidtaylor9593]

Linsey, thank you for the Grampa story. you broke our heart. David and Lisa

[@jillosler9353]

Because the 11th of November more often than not falls on a weekday - when the majority are at work - the actual day still keeps the 2 minutes silence; everyone stands still and are quiet in supermarkets etc and television programmes on the main channels stop broadcasting at 11.00am. So the Sunday closest to the 11th is the day we call Remembrance Sunday and although the 'main event' that is televised live to the nation takes place in London, throughout the UK in cities, towns, and even villages services take place at the thousands of war memorials and wreaths of poppies are laid in memory of the local fathers and sons who 'gave their today so we could have a tomorrow'. We will remember them.

[@anniecampbell7375]

My grandad lied about his age so he could fight in the first world war, he was 15yrs old , thankfully he came back ❤

[@katharinereynolds25]

Are you still able to talk to him, or has he passed away. Thing is I feel sick to my stomach that each government across the world, lied to get our loved ones to fight a war that wasn't their to fight, as it was a sacrifice, in order for each country to steal wealth from another, which was theirs not ours. didn't belong, that's why countries now are asking for their items back. Like the weapons of mass destruction that didn't exist. Complelty pointless wars for the bankers to profit from on both sides.

[@Roz-y2d]

❤️

[@lat1419]

Mine too. The recruiting officers knew but overlooked it. My other grandad lost part of his foot to trench foot in WW1.

[@MsWitchHazel]

As did mine too. Then in WW2 he tried it again the other way, saying he was younger to get in, didn't work that time, so he stayed in London as part of the Home Guard and got bombed out 4 times.

[@lat1419]

@@anniecampbell7375 we had a family friend who was Burmese, and had joined up under British rule in Burma 1939. He had crudely changed a date in his British ID to appear 10 years younger so to join the troops,and he fought against the Japanese there, then into India and finally over in England for demob. We found this all out after he passed away, and it was so sad that this "wrong" birth date had affected his whole life, including when he got his pension. He worked hard and never claimed a penny other than his pension, and was incredibly patriotic for Britain..

[@thehares2]

a single poppy represents our gratitude and freedom

[@lynnbargewell3833]

Steve and Lyndsay, I can’t lie, I cried with you while watching this video . I wear my poppy from October through November for my great grandfather who fought and died in France where he is buried, and for all those who have fallen for our freedom , and every year I have tears for the loss of so many lives. Your picture and the poem is beautiful Lyndsay and your grandfather would have been so proud of you. I join you both in heartfelt thanks for each and every veteran and those still in service. ❤

[@angierucinski5694]

Thank you so much for your lovely reaction. There is a great documentary on KZbin about the story of the Tower of London poppies, please try and find it if you can, it's really worth a watching. Kimberley, don't apologise for your tears, they are a genuine reaction. Of course, most of all, the greatest thanks and respect to all those who made the greatest sacrifice of all. Lest We Forget 🥀🥀🥀

[@snowfirma5423]

Thank you both for your respect and kindness ,

[@lisaslaymaker7303]

Aw Lindsey, your story made me cry, so beautiful. We will remember them, I always wear a poppy for the veterans and those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

[@michaelkemp6857]

As a veteran I still shed a tear at this moving moment!!

[@cheryltotheg2880]

I think we are all crying Lindsay . That was a lovely story . I was proud of my grandad Eric who was an anti aircraft gunner in Egypt in WW2. He was one of the ones who made it home .I named my son after him and I miss him everyday .

[@Wee_Langside]

The cornflower, the Bleuet, is France's national flower of remembrance, and has been since 1926. It symbolizes solidarity with those who died while serving the country, and provides moral support to victims and injured people of war.

[@karenlee-johnston7118]

Thank you for learning about this- I own one of the ceramic poppies- it’s was for my great uncle Andrew born on the same day as my son who shares his name- but who died aged 19 at the second battle of Arras in 1917! My son will god willing get to be an old man but his name sake never grew out of his teens. He gave his all for us and we never forget him. We visit his grave in Northern France and remember how lucky we are to have been related to such a brave young man ready to sacrifice it all. Your tears are all the love for the fallen who never lived a full life. Bless you both!❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤

[@dennis12dec]

My Scottish friend a former Scots Guardsman and Falklands veteran wears a Poppy to remember the fallen Guardsmen in battle his wife a South Korean also wears the Poppy in remembrance of British soldiers who fell in her homeland during the Korean War.

[@joannedwyer-bc5py]

Kudos to all veterans in UK and USA. Thank you for your service. ❤. Lovely video ans brought a tear. Lindsay your reaction was so sweet.

[@ginettechiverton7113]

There is also a Purple poppy, for the horses and other animals who served in WW1, and a White poppy for peace. 🇬🇧

[@wellfedrabbit6684]

There is a beautiful memorial for the animals who had no choice but to participate in man's conflict in Hyde Park. They died in their millions and must have been so frightened... I wear both a purple poppy and a red poppy to respect all lives lost or broken due to conflict.

[@WBCRO]

Wow! Canadian here. I love that there is a purple poppy to remember the horses. My grandfather served in WWI and his job was driving horse-drawn wagons loaded with supplies to take to the front line. He signed up a few weeks after war was declared and he stayed for the entire conflict. He loved the horses and had nightmares for the rest of his life about seeing terror in their eyes. 😭. I would proudly wear a purple poppy beside my red one if they were available here in Canada.

[@annforster9049]

​@WBCRO over here in the UK there is a Dickin Medal for the animals that served, like an animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross

[@malaika2940]

@@wellfedrabbit6684 I agree with you the animals must have been terrified in the midst of all that warfare! I actually wear a purple poppy (small one) all year round. Many people have often asked about it.

[@alanhilton7336caradventure]

Great video guys and what a beautiful story Lindsey thank you. 🇺🇲💗🇬🇧

[@FoxyLad]

My Great Grandad aged just 17 was Killed in action during the battle of Passchendaele France and Flanders on the 5-28-17 highland light infantry 14th battalion may he and many other Brave woman and men who perished rest in ever lasting peace xxx

[@markhosbrough9180]

My great grandfather died in that battle and is buried in the Canadian War cemetery In Belgium

[@user-ky6vw5up9m]

The soil in northern France, Belgium (& SE England) is chalk-rich. Poppies thrive in disturbed chalky ground and are the first plants to reappear.

[@ianarnett]

May I recommend you watch a video of The Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance, held the night before Remembrance Sunday. And a video of the actual Remembrance Sunday events. Both would be worthwhile for you.

[@lauraburnett9320]

Definitely

[@adriankwok8093]

It's a really beautiful thing that we have this. It's really a way to unite our great country together to commemorate the fallen.

[@billyo54]

Oh Linsey is so emotional, so sweet. I'm glad she remembered to bring tissues for this video. Check out the laying of the wreaths by the monarch at the Cenotaph. Very dignified.

[@bernadettekierney4451]

My grandfather was badly injured on the first day of the Somme 1916. They only found him the following day when they found him under his best friend. They operated on him without anaesthetic to remove the shrapnel from him. Upto his death in 1959 he would get pain and lumps on his body. It was shrapnel trying to work its way out of his body. He never spoke of it, only to say. If anyone talks about what they did in the war, they were never there...years later I still remember the kind loving man he was.

[@lauraburnett9320]

Same thing happened to my Grandfather in Gallipoli, he was operated on without anaesthetic. He had terrible scars on his back and would always wear a vest to cover it.

[@tonysmith6940]

Thank you for your reaction to this and you don't need to apologize for crying you made me tear up and we will always remember them Great reaction love from the UK ❤

[@Bellabob]

I have one of the ceramic poppies from the Tower of London, to commemorate my great great uncles who fought and died (through illness) during World War One

[@sandrahilton3239]

i bought one of the ceramic poppies. They cost £25 and the money went to the british legion and like charities. Its a very beautiful thing to be involved in.

[@MAB_Canada]

My husband and I were fortunate enough to see this poppy memorial on a visit to London in October 2014. The moat of the Tower of London is huge, and to see it covered in ceramic poppies was awe inspiring. The art piece cascading from the window made it seem like the blood of the soldiers was pouring from the Tower to fill the moat. 😢

[@rjjcms1]

I wish I'd gone to see it.

[@MAB_Canada]

@ I seem to recall that they were planning to put the cascading art pieces in the Imperial War museum and another museum. Not sure if they filled through with that plan. The individual poppies went to the families of the fallen, I think.

[@BrianMartin-b6q]

Never apologise for tears , even to this day and throughout life I’ve shed a tear for the people that gave their life from all around the world so we can be free. “ Lest We Forget “ From when I was a kid poppies have been sold and worn on the run up to Remembrance Sunday. During the wars some kids lied about their age to go and fight for their country.

[@jessicaphipps5039]

The 2 minute silence is held on both days at 11 am. The big ceremonies tend to be on the Sunday and we also have the silence on whatever day the 11th falls on. I'm in the UK and the whole county stops.

[@janegammon3608]

Worth watching the Remembrance event at the Albert Hall a d the e ent at the Cenotaph onRe.embrace Sunday.

[@juliemacdonald6572]

I remember watching this from childhood, and it getting sadder and sadder every year as the slow clap of the Chelsea pensioners that fought in WWI came on, each year we would count them getting less😢

[@uppyraptor49]

I have one of them poppies in memorium of my great grandad who died at gallipoli

[@deniseadams1703]

I bought one of the poppies after this was dismantled. My Dad was a regular soldier and served in the BEF and was one of the soldiers rescued from the beach at Dunkirk. He was then two in the UK then sent to Burma for four years before coming home in 1946; in total he served for twenty six years. He lost two brothers in the First World War.

[@LadyDoe17]

I visited London (I live in the midlands of England) when the poppies were there. They were a sight to see and I’ll never forget. We buy poppies usually from mid October and I wear mine throughout November. I have poppy brooches and pins but buy a paper one to give to charity.

[@raibeart1955]

The poppy is also such a delicate flower - just like the lives of our fallen hero’s rab

[@alyssaarden]

Oh, Lindsay 💔 Set me off now 😢 My grandad died 4 years ago (at 92yrs old), he was a big part in my life also. He fought in the 2nd world war and from his 50s to late 70s he used to sell poppies in our local shopping centre for the Royal British Legion charity. He was a legend, had a smile for everyone coming to his stall in the week leading up to the 11th. I miss him so much too. Lovely tribute guys, thank you 😘 xoxox

[@squirrelwithaflute8512]

My mother's brother, my uncle, had his plane shot down during the war, he was 18 years old. His name was Ivan. #lestweforget ❤

[@abigail1st]

My great grandfather was one of 4 sons, one died in childhood aged 8, 2 died at Flanders in WW1, and my great grandfather survived WW1 but was killed by the Japanese at the fall of Hong Kong WW2. He was a retired pipe major by then, and is reported to have been playing his bag pipes to keep morale up for the troops, he was bayoneted by a Japanese soldier. War is such a waste of human life, ordinary people being treated like pawns by those in power….the fallen of every conflict are hero’s, they lost their lives to protect others and should never be forgotten.

[@Angelicala]

Bless you both and your grandad Lindsay ❤ that’s very sweet of him to keep it. We will remember them ❤

[@petercaughlan962]

In Australia we recognise Rememberence Day on the 11th day of the 11th month as other Commonwealth countries do with poppies. ANZAC day in April is our own day, different but slightly similar to your veterans day.

[@helenbailey8419]

New Zealands loses were harrowing.For a small population

[@Whippy99]

Three of my uncles fought in WWII. Thank heaven, they all came home. But they were never the same. They have all died now but we honour them every year. We must never, ever forget the sacrifices made so that we could live in freedom. ❤

[@georginalahiri6339]

I bought 3 of the poppies. One each for my children and one for my parents who both had uncles that died in both World Wars. They are cherished possessions x

[@jasonkendrick681]

I saw that for real. It was so beautiful and so humbling.

[@KeithMontague-i4b]

Respect to you both for this reaction video. This bought tears to my eyes . Thank you for doing this video. From a UK subscriber.

[@elainehills4075]

Thank you for showing this video❤

[@Droopydrawers]

I wear my poppy with pride every year, my great grandad died in the battle of the Somme, my grandad fought in WW2, and was lucky to come home when so many didn’t, I now have his medals ❤ God bless all the men and women who have served for their country..

[@acribbis1817]

Thank you both for doing this reaction on this weekend. Please don't apologise for your genuine and heartfelt views & reflections. Lindsay, like your Grandfather, my late Dad was a veteran of the Korean war. There are still some surviving veterans who take part in the walk-past the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday. Worth a reaction!

[@1justme]

With the week the US just had and the unfortunate situation you and your daughter are in. I'm sure that I would be emotional too. Today we all remember our Grandparents. ❤ To you all. ❤

[@jillosler9353]

I remember my father ❤

[@darkpitcher5242]

I was working about 5 minutes walk away from the Tower of London when they were installing the poppy display. I used to go round in my lunch break and watch the progress it was truly moving

[@C_Xx7xX]

Thank you for your video and respect to our Country 🇬🇧🙂🇺🇸 During the 2 minute silence where I live in London people were talking, slamming doors and then someone set off a firework. So disrespectful

[@vickieandrew1010]

Lest we forget. ❤

[@stevehayward1854]

We wear the poppy for weeks before Remembrance Day

[@ianarnett]

It was always incorrect to wear a Poppy before the 1st November and after the 11th, but that seems to have been lost. I still won’t put mine on before 1st November.

[@fullenglishbreakfast3289]

​@@ianarnettI wear one every single day of the year

[@ianarnett]

@@fullenglishbreakfast3289 from where did you learn to do that please?

[@fullenglishbreakfast3289]

@@ianarnett I'm a veteran myself but I have a poppy tattoo for my best mate who was killed when he was 18 RIP Mike

[@ianarnett]

@@fullenglishbreakfast3289 ok

[@chucky2316]

I thank our servicemen and women shame there was a terriost attack yesterdsy and the chappie didnt feel the same and disrespected our remebrance

[@lindakirk698]

Those ceramic poppies installed at the Tower of London were put up for sale after the display ckosed. I purchased 2 - one for each of my Dads Uncles who died in France 1915 & 1917. I kept 1 poppy & gave the other to Dad. He passed the following summer aged 92. RiP My husband is a Veteran of the Falklands war - he served 17 yrs in the service of Queen Elizabeth 11. He is 74

[@LilMonkeyFella87]

If memory serves, the poppy grew so well due to how disturbed the battlefield earth is from all the explosions and stuff, essentially tilling the earth as you would when farming, as well as spreading the poppy seeds far and wide in the area And all the bodies provided rich nutrients for the flowers to grow and prosper on a huge scale

[@macsmiffy2197]

In Flanders today farmers are still turning up shells from WW1. They leave them on the side of the road and the army patrols regularly to pick them up and dispose of them. Sometimes a soldier’s ID tag and personal belongings is also recovered and is returned to the country of origin. There are so many monuments across Belgium and France. to soldiers literally lost in this conflict. I was a history teacher, so got to visit the Battle Fields annually with my GCSE group. I think it’s something everyone should do at least once in their lives.

[@LilMonkeyFella87]

@@macsmiffy2197 yeah I've seen the pile of shells, it was featured on a TV show called Combat Dealers, there was a cafe in the area that had an old football that they believed was one of the balls played with by the soldiers

[@andrewhacker5034]

I luckily got two of those ceramic poppies. They have pride of place in my home. As a veteran, I ware my poppy all month. There's never a day go by I don't think about my time in the Army, good times or bad. Lest we forget.

[@jillosler9353]

We commemorate Remembrance Sunday the one day but start wearing our poppies days before.

[@BudgieBardot...]

I visited the tower of London when the poppies were there. It truly was an overwhelming experience.