This Saturday millions of people around the country will be observing Veterans Day and honoring ... were touched by the poem and worked to create and sell artificial poppies, also known as ...

Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. The flower became widely used starting in World War I thanks to a 1915 poem ... as Veterans Day in the U.S. The American Legion adopted the poppy ...

(KTAL/KMSS)—An heirloom seed company has researched why red poppies became connected to Veterans Day and given KTAL permission to share the story with you ... tossed the poem onto the ground ...

Canada and Australia hold Remembrance Day on Nov. 11. In Canada, celebrations are similar to those in the U.S., with many citizens wearing red poppy ... Veterans Day” or by saying, “Thank you ...

STRASBURG — Poppies ... Day is the day that you honor the fallen,” Owens said. “Veterans Day is the day you look a veteran in the eye, shake their hand and tell them thank you.

"In Flanders fields the poppies blow, between the crosses, row on row ..." So begins the poem "In Flanders Fields ... Wiggly stores Nov. 8-9 before Veterans Day. The hand-made poppies are used ...

The flower is commonly used on both Veterans Day ... poem, McCrae described how "the poppies blow, between the crosses, row on row." Get top local stories in Southern California delivered to you ...

Red poppies are worn on Memorial Day to honor ... inspired by a poem and the poppies growing on battlefields. The American Legion and VFW distribute poppies to raise money for veterans.

The poppy flower has long been associated with veterans ... poem just two days before the Armistice, when fighting between the Allied countries and Germany ended on the 11th hour of the 11th day ...