Students in Jacqueline Harmon’s ceramics classes at MacArthur High School have set out to create their own Flanders Field of poppies in the school’s Veterans Memorial area.

Chicago Public Schools high school students are blending art and history to make a public display for Memorial Day. At Lane Tech High School, a different kind of garden is blooming.

The red poppy, also called the Remembrance Poppy, has been a symbol of the soldiers we lost in World War I, from 1914 to 1918.

Moina Michael suggested the idea of wearing red poppies on Memorial Day in honor of those who died serving our nation during ...

In the poem “In Flanders Fields” the poet John McRae describes the poppies that sprang up on the World War 1 Flanders ...

While Michigan residents attend Memorial Day parades and ceremonies, many may see roundish, red flowers. Here's the meaning behind the red poppy.

The red poppy has been a symbol of the American Legion Auxiliary since the 1920s. The poppy is held dear to the hearts of our veterans and should be to ...

There are several traditions associated with Memorial Day in America, but one in particular — the red poppy — stands out.

National Poppy Day takes place every year on the Friday before Memorial Day. The poppy, a red wildflower, originated in ...

Poppy seeds, long dormant on the battlefields in Belgium and France, bloomed unexpectedly alongside the crosses and inspired ...

On Friday and through the Memorial Day weekend, you may see people handing out and wearing red flowers. Here's why.

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