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.

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

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 ...

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 USAA Poppy Wall of Honor returns to the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to recognize 600,000 fallen heroes with a powerful Memorial Day tribute.

Memorial Day, observed on Monday, May 26 this year, is a federal holiday in the United States that is dedicated to honoring ...

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 ...

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