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

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

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, or Remembrance Poppy, has been a symbol of lives lost to war since World War I (1914–1918). Also known as Memorial Day poppies, these artificial flowers actually play a big part in the ...

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

• Early commemorations of Decoration Day, which gradually came to be known as Memorial Day, initially honored only those ...

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 ...