BRUSSELS, Feb 24 (Reuters) - The massed ranks of empty chairs at the Belgian World War One exhibition - one for each country and region that sent soldiers to die here a century ago - have been ...
YPRES, Belgium (AP) — Red poppy flowers were dropped onto soldiers, politicians and onlookers from across the world who gathered Tuesday in western Belgium for a ceremony to commemorate the end of ...
Dozens of unexploded shells from World War I were uncovered following heavy rainfall, prompting police to issue a warning to residents. Belgian police were notified about the unexploded shells while ...
They came in their uniforms or their Sunday best, bearing wreaths of cloth poppies and handwritten notes for fallen family members and countrymen, to be laid upon marble steps, to be read like poems ...
Next week, Tuesday the 11th of November, marks a day of great significance to western civilization. This is Armistice Day, the day when the guns fell silent and World War I came to an end. Known today ...
YPRES, Belgium -- Red poppy flowers were dropped onto soldiers, politicians and onlookers from across the world who gathered Tuesday in western Belgium for a ceremony to commemorate the end of World ...
Every year millions of people across the world pay their respects on Armistice Day, 11 November, to those who fought and lost their lives in past conflicts. Some stay close to home, but I wanted to ...