Much like thoughtful Memorial Day quotes, poppies help keep our attention on the most important aspect of the holiday. But when did the red poppy became a national symbol of remembrance—and more ...

This story begins on the Western Front during WWI, specifically around the Flanders region in Belgium where trench warfare ...

Red poppies are the official memorial flower for the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and artificial red poppies are sold around the time of Memorial Day to raise money to assist veterans.

The flower is commonly used on both Veterans Day and Memorial Day as a symbol to commemorate ... front lines of World War I the emergence of red poppies around the graves and in the battle zones ...