The Friday before Memorial Day is designated as National Poppy Day, commemorating service members. Poppy Day is celebrated around the world but The American Legion brought it to the United States by ...

The American Legion Darren Tate Post 425 in Canyon will be giving out poppy flowers this Memorial Day in honor of all fallen soldiers. In Lubbock, American Legion Post 575 gave out poppy flowers on ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — On the Friday before Memorial Day, many people wear a poppy to honor and support all troops who have served our country. It reminds us of the sacrifices our veterans make to ...

“Each one of those poppies represent someone, mom, dad, sister, brother, uncle that has paid the ultimate sacrifice,” said Ronnie Wright, a military affairs representative for USAA and 31-year Navy ...

The poppy flower has long been associated with veterans and their service, but what does it symbolize and why? The flower is commonly used on both Veterans Day and Memorial Day as a symbol to ...

Photo provided The tradition of remembering those who lost their lives in military service by wearing a poppy began after World War I. Now, donations to purchase a poppy support veterans, active-duty ...

After the Second Battle of Ypres, when poison gas floated down into the trenches of World War I for the first time, a Canadian soldier saw something surprisingly hopeful. In the rolling fields nearby, ...

State Rep. Will Stapp of Fairbanks and state Sen. Forrest Dunbar of Anchorage prefiled legislation to establish the Friday before Memorial Day as Veterans’ Poppy Day. According to a news release, ...

Scarce heard amid the guns below. — Excerpt from “In Flanders Fields,” by Canadian Lt. Col. John McCrae The American Legion Darren Tate Post 425 in Canyon will be giving out poppy flowers this ...