For many Americans, it starts with wearing the poppy on National Poppy Day, an annual tribute to the price of freedom. This year, National Poppy Day is May 25. For Ann Fournier, it starts with a tr… ...

National Poppy Day is May 25, 2018. The red poppy is a nationally recognized symbol of sacrifice worn by Americans since World War I to honor those who served and died for our country in all wars.

Poppy Day is celebrated around the world but The American Legion brought it to the United States by asking Congress to designate the Friday before Memorial Day as National Poppy Day.

Some of them will be wearing red flowers on their lapels. You may also see people wearing them on Friday, May 23, for National Poppy Day.Why? It started during World War I.

Even in the darkest of times, flowers still find their way to the surface to bloom. Poppy seeds can lay fallow for years, yet bloom brilliantly when the soil is disturbed or when the soil is ...

On National Poppy Day (May 24 this year) and throughout Memorial Day weekend, thousands of American Legion Auxiliary members across the country will distribute red poppies in exchange for a ...

Veterans Day is coming and you may see people wearing red poppies in their lapels, ... In 1920, the American Legion Auxillary successfully lobbied for National Poppy Day, ...

(NewsUSA) -Memorial Day is approaching, and this year there is something simple that everyone can do to honor past and present military personnel — wear or display a red poppy.The simple red ...

ENTERPRISE, Ala. (WTVY) - Enterprise Mayor William E. Cooper proclaimed May 26, 2023 as National Poppy Day in the City of Progress. Poppies are worn as a tribute to fallen and future veterans and ...

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