A Field Of Poppies Is Created Ahead Of Remembrance Day Services

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 05: Remembrance crosses for servicemen killed in the current conflict in Afghanistan are planted outside Westminster Abbey at the official opening of the Royal British Legion's Field of Remembrance on November 5, 2009 in London, England. Hundreds of small crosses bearing a poppy have been planted in the Field of Remembrance to pay tribute to British servicemen and women who have lost their lives in conflict. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)