Just before Memorial Day in 1922, the VFW held its first poppy distribution, "becoming the first veterans' organization to organize a nationwide distribution." ...

In most of those other Allied countries, the Memorial Day poppy is worn on and leading up to Armistice Day (also known as Remembrance Day) on Nov. 11, which is Veterans Day in the United States.

People visit the USAA Poppy Wall of Honor, featuring over 645,000 poppies behind glass, each one representing an American service member who has fallen since World War I, on the National Mall in ...

Veterans Day often gets overlooked on the calendar in the run-up to Thanksgiving and the December holidays. But this Veterans Day is special. It’s the 100th anniversary of the unofficial ...

A poppy festival in Kentucky honors veterans on Memorial Day weekend. A sign can be found in the field to remind visitors of the flower’s significance.