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.

The red poppy is a symbol of remembrance to honor fallen military personnel. The red poppy's symbolism originated during World War I, inspired by the poem "In Flanders Fields" written by John McCrae.

As Memorial Day weekend kicks off, Americans are reminded of the true cost of freedom. In a living tribute to those who gave their lives in service to our country, the USAA Poppy Wall of Honor has ...

Riverhead students, in a project that fuses art and history, have planted a field of more than 1,000 handmade ceramic poppies at the entrance to Calverton National Cemetery as a solemn Memorial ...

On Memorial Day, 600,000 is not just a number and the poppy is not just a flower. Put the two together and something remarkable is created. That something is USAA’s Poppy Wall of Honor ...

MEMORIAL. ONE CENTRAL KENTUCKY FARM TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THEIR POPPY FIELD TO BRING AWARENESS TO MEMORIAL DAY. THE POPPY IS A SYMBOL OF REMEMBRANCE FOR FALLEN SOLDIERS. A SIGN AT SPRINGS FARM IN ...

Some of them will be wearing red flowers on their lapels. You may also see people wearing them on Friday, May 23, for National Poppy Day. Why? It started during World War I. According to the ...

WASHINGTON — Thousands of visitors and veterans strolled through USAA’s Poppy Wall of Honor over Memorial Day weekend. One side of the exhibit shared the history of the poppy flower as a ...

Mamdani stayed firm in his support for the Palestinian-led BDS effort, calling it a “legitimate movement,” during a Q&A with Democratic primary candidates hosted by the UJA-Federation of New ...

Southend Pier is set to be lined with thousands of handmade poppies for Remembrance Day. The award-winning pier will be the centrepiece of a "yarnbomb" tribute this November, with knitted and ...

Husband-and-wife entrepreneurs Libby Kiddoo and Ethan Fletcher created Mon Amie Poppy last August to offer parents healthier grab-and-go food solutions. Their meal-prep business caters to children and ...