It wasn't always Memorial Day — it used to be known as Decoration Day. • Red poppies are known as a symbol of remembrance, and it's a tradition to wear them to honor those who died in war.

Three bags of remembrance poppies and an unknown amount of donations were stolen from a VFW volunteer on a New Jersey roadside as Memorial Day Weekend began, police said. The East Brunswick Police ...

BOURBON COUNTY, Ky. ( WKYT /Gray News) - On the eve of Memorial Day, one central Kentucky farm took advantage of their flowers in full bloom to bring awareness to the reason for the long weekend. For ...

ONE CENTRAL KENTUCKY FARM TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THEIR POPPY FIELD TO BRING AWARENESS TO MEMORIAL DAY. THE POPPY IS A SYMBOL OF REMEMBRANCE FOR FALLEN SOLDIERS. A SIGN AT SPRINGS FARM IN BOURBON COUNTY ...

Chicago Public Schools high school students are blending art and history to make a public display for Memorial Day. At Lane Tech High School, a different kind of garden is blooming.

“The poem’s powerful imagery of sacrifice, remembrance, and duty helped to make poppy one of the most recognized symbols to honor soldiers who have died in combat,” said University of ...

Auxiliary members will be at various locations throughout the city to distribute poppies and collect donations to help support area veterans and their families in times of need. The memorial ...

In Flanders fields the poppies blow / Between the crosses, row on row …. ” So begins “In Flanders Fields,” written in 1915 by John McCrae, a Canadian poet and military physician. “The poem’s powerful ...

The Remembrance Day Poppy Award is the first of a new Memorial Day tradition for the Robeson Art Guild. Judge Paul Baker selected the winners from the very strong field of both two dimensional and ...

The poppies, which were crafted by Avon High School art students, are on display through Memorial Day, Monday, May 26. For a donation to Post 211 of $25 or more, a poppy can be bought to honor a ...

Santa Ynez Valley will honor the men and women who gave their lives to protect the nation with a weekend of short ceremonies conducted by American Legion Post 160 and VFW Post 7139. Lisa ...