The flower serves as a symbol of remembrance for service members killed in combat, particularly those from World War I.

The Memorial Day poppy is worn to remember soldiers who have given their lives for their country, and honors their dedication ...

Mayor Jacob Pomasl has declared this month “May 2026 Poppy Month” in conjunction with Logansport’s Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #3790 and the post’s VFW Auxiliary. National Poppy Day is Friday, May ...

Americans wear red poppy flowers on Memorial Day to honor the service members who lost their lives protecting our country.

The red poppy, known as the Flanders or corn poppy, continues to symbolize sacrifices made by veterans. Courtesy MelindaMyers.com. Memorial ...

A poppy is placed at the Darwin Cenotaph war memorial after the Anzac Day Dawn Service in Darwin, Australia, April 25, 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kealii De Los Santos) Every Memorial ...

National Poppy Day is observed each year on the Friday before Memorial Day, honoring those who served and raising money to ...

As thousands of red poppies cover the grounds of the USS Alabama ahead of Memorial Day, veterans visiting Battleship Memorial ...

“In Flanders fields the poppies blow / Between the crosses, row on row …. ” So begins “In Flanders Fields,” written in 1915 by John McCrae, a Canadian poet and military physician. “The poem’s powerful ...

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. Memorial ...

The Friday before Memorial Day is known as National Poppy Day, a day of observance to honor fallen United States veterans.