Servicemen walk through each of the 888,245 blooms, which represents a British or Colonial military death during the First World War
The Last Of The Poppies Is Planted: Thousands Flock To Tower Of London To See Teenage Cadet Put The Final Ceramic Flower In Place As The Nation Falls Silent To Remember Britain's War Dead -- Daily Mail
* The final poppy - the 888,246th - was planted at the Tower of London by cadet Harry Hayes, 13, this morning
* He collected the flower from memorial artist Paul Cummins before marching through the crimson carpet of poppies
* Tens of thousands flocked to memorial this morning to pay their respects to the nation's war dead on Armistice Day
* There was a 21-gun salute by the Honourable Artillery Company on the Tower's wharf and the final roll of honour
* General the Lord Dannatt, Constable of the Tower of London, read the famous poem For The Fallen to the crowd
* Blood-Swept Lands And Seas of Red was created to mark the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War
* Thousands more people gathered in Trafalgar Square, where the Royal British Legion held its Silence In The Square
* David Cameron paid his respects at Cenotaph in Whitehall in a service organised by the Western Front Association
* Elsewhere, a wreath was laid under the Arc de Triomphe, Pairs while the Last Post played in the Belgian town of Ypres
The final ceramic poppy has been planted at the Tower of London this morning, as the nation paid tribute to the millions of British servicemen who have died in conflict since the start of the First World War.
The 888,246th poppy - representing the life of the 888,246th soldier who died in the Great War - was planted by 13-year-old cadet Harry Hayes to mark the completion of Blood-Swept Lands And Seas of Red, the poignant memorial which has filled the Tower's moat and attracted some five million visitors to the Tower of London.
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WNU Editor: Other countries are also remembering the men and women who have served ....
Europe remembers Armistice Day with ceremonies -- Seattle Times
Britain and Germany join for Armistice Day commemoration -- Scoop.co.nz
Live: France marks Armistice Day on WWI centenary -- France 24
Fallen soldiers honoured in Australia on Remembrance Day -- 7 News
NZ marks Armistice Day in the Great War's centenary year -- TVNZ
Ottawa bracing for overflow Remembrance Day crowds -- Toronto Star
Obama Urges Americans to Honor Vets Through Care, Support -- US Department of Defense
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It's Veterans Day here in the United States. People here tend to forget that the holiday was once about World War I. Still, many people do take the day seriously and use it to thank our vets.
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