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.

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.

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.

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

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.

The red poppy is often worn on Memorial Day, a tradition started during World War I and inspired by Canadian soldier John McCrae’s poem “In Flanders Fields,” written in 1915. ...

Veterans Day, observed every Nov. 11, recognizes all who have served in the Armed Forces. What is National Poppy Day? The American Legion adopted red poppies following World War I to honor those ...

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 ...

Memorial Day — one of the federal holidays set aside to honor veterans, in this case, those who died while serving their country — is often associated with the American flags volunteers and ...

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: ...

The Poppy Wall of Honor organized by USAA returned to the National Mall for the sixth year in honor of Memorial Day. The temporary installation features 600,000 poppies encased in a glass wall to ...