More than a century after “In Flanders Fields,” the poppy still symbolizes Memorial Day and is used to honor our fallen ...

Members of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 180 and the American Legion Post 180 family in Great Bend invite the public to honor our fallen warriors and contribute to the continuing needs of our ...

Photos of Poppy Days Friday in Cashmere. The poppy tradition originated from the poem "In Flanders Fields ,written by Lt. Col ...

In Flanders fields. On September 27, 1920, the first chapter of The American Legion made the poppy its official flower to memorialize those who fought and died. In 1922, the VFW began national ...

Dunkirk Mayor Kate Wdowiasz has proclaimed Friday, May 23 as “National Poppy Day” in the city. “The red poppy became a ...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Philadelphia seized nearly 300 pounds of dried opium poppy pods.

Despite being synonymous with lighthearted fun and the start of the summer cookout season, Memorial Day is also a lot more than just that. Above all else, the federal holiday is about commemorating ...

One of them is 25-year-old Gordon Wong Chun-yeung – known professionally as Gordon Flanders – whose work reminds us of late R&B star Khalil Fong. Wong studied at the Senzoku Gakuen College of ...

In Flanders Fields The Poppies Blow…” These are the opening words of Col. John McCrae’s immortal poem (In Flanders Field) ...

Former Stourbridge MP Suzanne Webb said she was delighted to have been appointed as organiser of the town's appeal. "This is a voluntary role that I won't be undertaking alone, as I hope to bring ...