"The Eleventh Hour of the Eleventh Day of the Eleventh Month"

Armistice Day / Remembrance Day / Poppy Day. A commemoration of the armistice agreed between the Allies and Germany signalling the end of hostilities at the Western Front. The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, 1918.

The red poppy is a common weed of Europe and was adopted as the official flower of remembrance and honor to those whom fought and died in foreign wars. As we approach another patriotic holiday in America I am again reminded of the sacrifices that so many soldiers made to keep our nations free.