The boys wrapped up their concert with a salute to the armed forces, singing the official songs ... poppies just started coming up out of nowhere,” Alan said, referring to Flanders Field.

The Gackle American Legion Mayer-Morlock Post and Auxiliary Unit #250 hosted a Memorial Day program at the Gackle Legion Hall on Monday, May 26. Commander Jon Metz welcomed ...

Musket fire boomed behind the mausoleums at Mount Olivet Cemetery on Monday. Members of the Maryland State Society of Sons of the American Revolution pulled paper cartridges without projectiles from ...

The Marine Corps League Gaffney-Oglesby Detachment 1428 presented the Memorial Day Ceremony at Fort Bayard National Cemetery at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 26, 2025. Shane Delaney, Fort Bayard National ...

The red poppy's symbolism originated during World War I, inspired by the poem "In Flanders Fields" written by John McCrae. As Michigan residents honor fallen military personnel over Memorial Day ...

The poppy is more commonly tied to veteran remembrances in Europe, partly because of the World War I poem, "In Flanders Fields." However, it also has North American roots, and you might see people ...

In Flanders Fields (PoetryFoundation.org) In Flanders fields, the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing ...

WUSA-TV Washington, D.C. Posted: May 25, 2025 | Last updated: May 25, 2025 The red poppy is an international symbol of remembrance, inspired by the World War I poem "In Flanders Fields".

In a release, it was noted that the Flanders Fields poppy has become an internationally known and recognized symbol of the lives sacrificed in war and the hope that none died in vain. The American ...