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

More than a century after “In Flanders Fields,” the poppy still symbolizes Memorial Day and is used to honor our fallen ...

The USAA Poppy Wall of Honor is back on display at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. for Memorial Day weekend.

The American Legion Auxiliary’s annual May Poppy Campaign is underway at posts across the country, with National Poppy Day to ...

Local artists’ response was strong, including special entries for consideration for a new award offered for artworks honoring ...

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

The American Legion Auxiliary in North Platte is honoring veterans by accepting donations for hand-made poppies.

Middle Springs Farm in Paris will celebrate Memorial Day weekend with its Poppy Festival, which will feature a large field of red poppies, the international symbol of remembrance for fallen veterans.

Memorial Day stems from the aftermath of the Civil War, when Americans sought ways to honor the loss of life from that ...

The red poppy, or Remembrance Poppy, has been a symbol of lives lost to war since World War I (1914–1918). Also known as Memorial Day poppies, these artificial flowers actually play a big part in the ...

Dunkirk Mayor Kate Wdowiasz has proclaimed Friday, May 23 as “National Poppy Day” in the city. “The red poppy became a ...