You might see people wearing the poppy, a roundish, red flower on a lapel — especially on the Friday before Memorial Day.

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

David Blight, a professor of history and African American studies at Yale, has called the Charleston commemoration the first ...

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 ...

Red poppies are worn on Memorial Day to honor fallen military members. The tradition started during World War I, inspired by a poem and the poppies growing on battlefields. The American Legion and ...

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.

The poem was printed in the British magazine ... and sacrificed their lives for its freedom. The poppies are distributed on Memorial Day and Veterans Day, although they're more commonly worn ...

An overcast evening provided the solemn backdrop Tuesday for Prince William County’s “Poppies for Patriots” tribute in ...