SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – An heirloom seed company has researched the reason why red poppies became connected to veterans day and given KTAL permission to share the story with you.

In late 1914, the fields of Northern France and Flanders were once again ripped open as World War One raged through Europe's heart. Once the conflict was over the poppy was one of the only plants ...

Eating even a small amount of food containing poppy seed can lead to a false positive on drugs tests. You probably know that poppies sprung up in their thousands on Flanders fields after the ...

A PLAQUE to commemorate the work of the Poppy Factory founder was unveiled at a church in Hambleden. The tribute to Major ...

Inspired by grief, McCrae began the first draft of ‘In Flanders Fields’. Three years afterwards, the poem had such an impact, people started honoring soldiers by wearing poppies on their lapels.

Tracey Largue After the war, the poppy became the symbol of Remembrance for those who gave their lives. It was inspired by the famous poem, In Flanders Fields, which was written during World War ...

Although the poppy is a universal symbol of Remembrance ... Madame Anna Guérin were inspired by the moving poem 'In Flanders Fields by Canadian doctor and soldier Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae ...