It is no secret that military families make the ultimate sacrifice. From putting their lives on the line on the battlefield to being apart from their loved ones for extended periods of time, it is never easy.
Decca Records wanted to honor the sacrifices of the Armed Forces families. So they organized a talent search for families of the Armed Forces in the UK. The search was limited to children with a father or sibling serving in the UK or overseas, as reported here in The Telegraph.
Thousands of children applied for the search and applicants were whittled down to 60. From this number, 11 made the finals. Five young impressive girls formed the group known as The Poppy Girls.
These five girls include Megan Adams at age 10, Florence Ransom, also age 10, Bethany Davey, age 15, Charlotte Mellor, age 17, and Alice Milburn, age 13. The Poppy Girls performed a song written by the American performer Regina Spektor. The song is called “The Call (No Need To Say Goodbye).”
The hauntingly beautiful song was performed for the first time during the Royal British Legion’s Festival of Remembrance. Among the special guests at this fancy affair was Queen Elizabeth II.
The Festival of Remembrance commemorates the end of World War One and is celebrated on the second Sunday of November. There are a variety of activities that place to mark the occasion, including musical performances, church services, and the laying of wreaths and poppies.
Part of the remembrance includes everyone stopping what they are doing at 11 am and joining in for a moment of silence to remember those that were lost in the war.
As part of the special spectacle, The Poppy Girls gave a beautiful performance. However, just when the audience thought it could not get any better, something incredibly magical happened when one of the Poppy Girls was reunited with her military father.