I did a quick...google...search. This has been brought up before (also regarding Memorial Day in the U.S.). Their response in 2008 was: "Google's special log

I did a quick...google...search. This has been brought up before (also regarding Memorial Day in the U.S.). Their response in 2008 was: "Google's special logos tend to be lighthearted in nature, this would be a particularly challenging design. We wouldn't want to create a graphic that could be interpreted as disrespectful in any way." Take it for what it's worth. Anyway, they have this going on to help commemorate the event this year: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/make-history-with-national-september.html http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/make-history-with-nat...