In late 1914, the fields of Northern France and Flanders were once again ripped open as World War One raged through Europe's heart. Once the conflict was over the poppy was one of the only plants ...

In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row.' In 1915, Lt-Col John McCrae, a Canadian army surgeon working in the field in France in the First World War, wrote his famously ...

The poppy came to be the symbol of remembrance of those who gave their lives in WWI after the publication of the poem “In Flanders Field” written by Lt. Colonel John McCrae. John McCrae was a ...

In Flanders Field is a famous poem. Written by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae. John McCrae was a Canadian field surgeon. He wrote the poem after his friend was killed in battle. He wrote a famous ...

Tracey Largue After the war, the poppy became the symbol of Remembrance for those who gave their lives. It was inspired by the famous poem, In Flanders Fields, which was written during World War ...

The poppy’s origins as a remembrance symbol lie in Canadian soldier John McCrae’s 1915 poem In Flanders Fields. It cites the poppies growing on the graves of fallen first world war comrades in ...

May is Poppy Month. Wear a poppy to show support for our fallen warriors and contribute to the continuing needs of our veterans during our National Poppy Day distribution event taking place ...

Inspired by grief, McCrae began the first draft of ‘In Flanders Fields’. Three years afterwards, the poem had such an impact, people started honoring soldiers by wearing poppies on their lapels.

May is Poppy Month – wear a poppy to show support of our veterans and military personnel! Chaska Auxiliary Unit 57, along with members of the Legion and Sons of the American Legion, will be ...