A Canadian physician penned a poem that inspired the Memorial Day connection to the poppy. Then an American professor wrote her own poem and promoted the flower as a symbol of remembrance ...

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Red poppies are worn on Memorial Day to honor fallen military members. The tradition started during World War I, inspired by a poem and the poppies growing on battlefields.

The poppies are distributed on Memorial Day and Veterans Day, although they're more commonly worn for Memorial Day in the United States. This story was updated to add a video.

National Poppy Day is held on the Friday before Memorial Day, Monday, May 26, in remembrance of fallen soldiers. The flower became a iconic, solemn symbol over a century ago.

USAA poppy wall returns Memorial Day weekend to honor those who 'gave all for our freedom' USAA's sixth annual tribute installation has welcomed over 50,000 visitors since 2018.

American Legion Post 257 Memorial Day poppy drive “In Flanders Field the poppies blow. Between the crosses row on row. That mark our place; and in the sky. The larks, still bravely singing, fly.

Visitors and veterans strolled through USAA’s Poppy Wall of Honor in Washington over Memorial Day weekend. The display held 600,000 poppy flowers behind plexiglass as well as letters from the ...

Poppies have become a symbol of Memorial Day, and you’ll hear two different composers’ musical depictions of the flower on Sunday Baroque this Memorial Day Weekend, starting at 7 a.m. on 91.1 ...

The poppies are distributed on Memorial Day and Veterans Day, although they're more commonly worn for Memorial Day in the United States. This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: ...

On Friday and through the Memorial Day weekend, you may see people handing out and wearing red flowers. Here's why.