Doodle for Remembrance Day 2009 at Google UK

Google UK celebrating Remembrance Day 2009 or as popular know Poppy Day in remembrance of sacrifices by civilians at the time of war.

Remembrance Day – also known as Poppy Day, Armistice Day (the event it commemorates) or Veteran’s day – is a day to commemorate the sacrifices of members of the armed forces and of civilians in times of war, specifically since the First World War. It is observed on 11 November to recall the end of World War I on that date in 1918 (major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 with the German signing of the Armistice). The day was specifically dedicated by King George V, on 7 November 1919, to the observance of members of the armed forces who were killed during war; this was possibly done upon the suggestion of Edward George Honey to Wellesley Tudor Pole, who established two ceremonial periods of remembrance based on events in 1917. [Wiki]