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 loved ones ...
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 342, which meets at the Harold B. Jarrett American Legion Building, 1024 Lincolnton Road, is encouraging the community to honor fallen warriors on National Poppy Day. On ...
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 American Legion and VFW ...
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 ...
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