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 ...

On Monday, May 26, millions of people around the United States will be observing Memorial Day and honoring members of the military who have fallen in the line of duty, protecting the country and our ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — On the Friday before Memorial Day, many people wear a poppy to honor and support all troops who have served our country. It reminds us of the sacrifices our veterans make to ...

For music lovers, one of the pandemic’s cruelest twists is the way that Covid-19 turned intimacy into a liability. Almost overnight, the cozy venues providing the closest encounters with musicians ...

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, ...

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WASHINGTON — Although Memorial Day is the unofficial kickoff to summer, the real reason behind the holiday is much more solemn than that. “Freedom is not free. And since World War I, 645,000 Americans ...

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 ...

Kate Middleton, Prince William, King Charles and more royals have been spotted wearing the red flowers Stephanie Petit is a Royals Editor, Writer and Reporter at PEOPLE. The royal family is adding a ...

A special $2 coin bearing a red poppy has been produced to commemorate the wartime sacrifice of Australian service personnel. It is the first coloured coin produced by the Australian Mint and only 500 ...

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.