The day, said to be the end of “the war to end all wars," gave way to what is now known as Veterans Day in the U.S. The American Legion adopted the poppy as its official flower in 1920 ...

The poppy flower has long been associated with veterans and their service, but what does it symbolize and why?

The scenes had been immortalised by Canadian poet and doctor John McCrae: In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row In the war’s aftermath, two women pushed to make the poppy ...

OTTAWA, Ontario, Oct. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Royal Canadian Legion’s National Poppy Campaign is just around the corner and will feature new and returning initiatives. The National ...

OTTAWA, Ontario, Oct. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Royal Canadian Legion’s National Poppy Campaign is just around the corner and will feature new and returning initiatives. The National Poppy ...