We don't typically wear poppies on Veterans Day, since that time is set aside to honor all living veterans. Instead, we don a red poppy on Memorial Day to honor the men and women who have died fighting for our country. But you don't have to wait until May 28 to pin one to your...
Image Credit:Bryan Busovicki/iStock/Getty Images In the poem, McCrae wrote of the imagery of the bright red poppies, which had bloomed over the rows and rows of white crosses. His poem became a rallying cry for soldiers in WWI. Two Women Veterans day poppies. Image Credit:MillefloreImages...
What does the red poppy signify on Memorial Day? The red poppy was a flower that would grow on the war-torn battlefields in Europe during World War 1. This amazing fact did not go unnoticed. TheVeterans of Foreign Wars(VFW) set a mission to construct paper and silk poppies for people t...