Although less common, the U.S. also uses the symbol — the Veterans of Foreign Wars conducted the first nationwide distribution of remembrance poppies before Memorial Day in 1922, and the ...

The poppy has a long association with Remembrance Day. But how did the distinctive ... The significance of the poppy as a lasting memorial symbol to the fallen was realised by the Canadian surgeon ...

Memorial Day poppies: People wear poppies to honor America ... National Moment of Remembrance: To ensure that the sacrifices ...

Veterans gather at the Cenotaph war memorial in London for the service of remembrance on Armistice Day in 2008 ... on both remembrance days since 1995. Poppies were chosen as a symbol of ...