This Saturday millions of people around the country will be observing Veterans Day and honoring the people who served and are still serving in the military, protecting the country and our way of life.

The red poppy is a symbol of remembrance to honor fallen military personnel. The red poppy's symbolism originated during World War I, inspired by the poem "In Flanders Fields" written by John McCrae.

After the Second Battle of Ypres, when poison gas floated down into the trenches of World War I for the first time, a Canadian soldier saw something surprisingly hopeful. In the rolling fields nearby, ...

Remembrance Day 2025 is on the horizon, so you might be keen to know which side do you wear a poppy on and what do the different colours of the poppy mean? Every year, people start wearing a poppy in ...

One hundred years after the United States entered World War I, the red poppy still symbolizes the sacrifices made by soldiers in the fight against Germany. Millions of people in countries including ...

The red poppy was brought to worldwide attention in the midst of the carnage of World War I and was adopted in the United States as a national memorial symbol for our veterans in 1920. We honor our ...

Remembrance Day—the United Kingdom’s holiday commemorating its soldiers who gave their lives in the First World War—has been the focus of a cultural fault line. The iconic red poppy used to symbolize ...

Part of a continuing weekly series on local history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage history or an idea for a future article? Go to the form at the bottom of this story ...

CASTROVILLE — History runs deep in the Little Alsace of Texas, right down to the poppies blooming around quaint 19th-century cottages and the 17th-century fachwerk house that serves as the visitors ...

As Michigan residents honor fallen military personnel over Memorial Day, many will wear a delicate, red poppy – in remembrance of the lives lost on battlefields where these flowers once grew. "The red ...