National Poppy Day, observed on the Friday before Memorial Day, honors fallen soldiers and raises awareness about their sacrifices through the symbolic red poppy.

In Flanders fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on row,That mark our place; and in the skyThe larks, still bravely singing, fly. Scarce heard amid the guns below.

In Flanders fields the poppies blow / Between the crosses, row on row, / That mark our place; and in the sky / The larks, still bravely singing, fly. / Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the ...

The red poppy has come to symbolize remembrance and hope following the 1915 publication of the wartime poem “In Flanders Fields,” written by a Canadian doctor, Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae ...

Poppies became a symbol of sacrifice because of the war poem “In Flanders Fields,” written by the Canadian physician, Lt. Col. John McCrae.

During World War I (1914-1918) red poppies were commonly seen blooming in the battle field, and in 1915 Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, a Canadian doctor, inspired by the delicate flower wrote the ...

The poppy is more commonly tied to veteran remembrances in Europe, partly because of the World War I poem, "In Flanders Fields."However, it also has North American roots, and you might see people ...