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Symbols of remembrance

11 Sunday Nov 2018

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. In Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the U.K., the poppy has become the symbol of remembrance of fallen soldiers in all wars. The poppy was first used in this way by the American Legion, inspired by the poem In Flanders Fields by Canadian Lt.-Col John McCrae. The poppies in the photo above were spotted in bloom at Riley Park in Calgary, back in August.

From the trenches

27 Friday Jul 2018

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London, England, U.K.

These signs, recovered in the aftermath of the First World War and now displayed at the Imperial War Museum in London, helped soldiers navigate the maze of trenches on the front lines.

Letter from King George V

18 Wednesday Jul 2018

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London, England, U.K.

A letter from King George V to U.S. soldiers joining the war effort in Europe in 1918. This artifact is housed in the First World War gallery at the Imperial War Museum.