The poppy flower has long been associated with veterans and their service, but what does it symbolize and why? The flower is commonly used on both Veterans Day and Memorial Day as a symbol to ...

The flower is commonly used on both Veterans Day and Memorial Day as a symbol to commemorate those who have served and those who sacrificed their lives in service. The tradition spans not the U.S ...

On Sept. 27, 1920, the poppy flower became the official flower of The American Legion family to memorialize the soldiers who fought and died during the war. In 1924, ...

Soon after, the flower was "adopted as the official memorial flower of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States." To this day, the poppy is worn in remembrance and used to raise funds for ...

The poppy flower has long been associated with veterans and their service, but what does it symbolize and why? The flower is commonly used on both Veterans Day and Memorial Day as a symbol to ...