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 ...

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

National Mall displays flower wall to honor fallen service members this Memorial Day ‘Special Report’ anchor Bret Baier reports on the wall of honor displaying 645,000 poppy flowers for each ...

WASHINGTON — Although Memorial Day is the unofficial kickoff to summer, the real reason behind the holiday is much more solemn than that. “Freedom is not free. And since World War I, 645,000 ...

5 Flowers to Plant Before Memorial Day, According to an Expert Gardener. Casey Clark. Mon, May 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM UTC. ... With so many different types of flowers out there, ...

On Memorial Day, cemeteries are decorated with mountains of flowers and other decorations. It is a beautiful and peaceful feeling for those decorating the graves and others just passing by. A week ...

A volunteer with The Memorial Day Flowers Foundation places flowers at headstones at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., on May 26, 2019. Every year during the Memorial Day weekend, more than ...

In a statement, the Memorial Day Flowers Foundation said donations for flowers have “dried up.” If current numbers persist, the foundation would have only 80,000 flowers to place at gravesites ...

Since The Memorial Day Flowers Foundation raised the alarm, cash donations have risen to 50% of what it says it needs for the Memorial Day weekend. No More Risk of Flower Shortage at Arlington for ...

Colorado Memorial Day events: Flowers at Fort Logan, Grand Lake’s parade and more Even during the pandemic, Coloradans can still honor veterans on Monday ...