You might see people wearing the poppy, a roundish, red flower on a lapel — especially on the Friday before Memorial Day.

At 102, he is Ashburnham's second oldest resident. Fichtel continues to stay active by playing golf and traveling to Florida ...

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

The Poppy Wall of Honor organized by USAA returned to the National Mall for the sixth year in honor of Memorial Day.

While Michigan residents attend Memorial Day parades and ceremonies, many may see roundish, red flowers. Here's the meaning behind the red poppy.

The USAA Poppy Wall of Honor returns to the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to recognize 600,000 fallen heroes with a powerful Memorial Day tribute.

Riverhead students honor fallen soldiers with over 1,000 handmade ceramic poppies at Calverton National Cemetery for Memorial ...

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. The American Legion and ...

In the poem “In Flanders Fields” the poet John McRae describes the poppies that sprang up on the World War 1 Flanders ...

ONE CENTRAL KENTUCKY FARM TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THEIR POPPY FIELD TO BRING AWARENESS TO MEMORIAL DAY. THE POPPY IS A SYMBOL OF REMEMBRANCE FOR FALLEN SOLDIERS. A SIGN AT SPRINGS FARM IN BOURBON COUNTY ...