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.

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

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

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

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.

Honor and remember fallen U.S. military members on Memorial Day 2025, observed on May 26th. Learn about its history, from ...

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

inspired by the poem "In Flanders Fields" written by John McCrae. As Michigan residents honor fallen military personnel over Memorial Day, many will wear a delicate, red poppy – in remembrance ...

Red poppies are worn on Memorial Day to honor fallen military ... and was read at memorial ceremonies. The red poppy became known as the "Flower of Remembrance" in the allied countries America ...