1,043 American soldiers perished in Belgium during World War I, 368 of whom are interred at Flanders Field American Cemetery. Today, Memorial Day, we remember their courage—and the courage of all ...

YPRES, Belgium — Crimson poppies still dance in the breeze as if nothing horrific happened in Flanders Fields. But a century after the start of World War I, the flowers endure as a symbol of war dead, ...

YPRES, Belgium – Crimson poppies still dance in the breeze as if nothing horrific happened in Flanders Fields. But a century after the start of World War I, the flowers endure as a symbol of war dead, ...

“In Flanders fields the poppies blow/ Between the crosses, row on row" These words, penned by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, a Canadian who served as a brigade surgeon for an Allied artillery unit on ...

Memorial Day is not just the unofficial start of summer, but is actually a day of remembrance for those who died while serving in the armed forces. It's also not about sales and advertisements to buy ...

The Friday before Memorial Day is designated as National Poppy Day, commemorating service members. Poppy Day is celebrated around the world but The American Legion brought it to the United States by ...

On Veteran's Day, we honor and celebrate American veterans. One of the most prominent symbols associated with veterans is the poppy. Although most have heard the poem "In Flanders Fields" and seen ...

A Vietnam veteran visits the USAA Poppy Wall of Honor on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., May 24, 2019. 645,000 poppies are displayed in the wall for the Memorial Day weekend to commemorate ...

In this Saturday, May 3, 2014 photo, poppies blow near a barbed wire fence in Geluwe, Belgium. Red poppies were first symbolized as a means of remembrance by Canadian World War I soldier and surgeon ...

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