1. Friday May 26 wear a poppy with pride.
2. After World War I, the poppy flourished in Europe.
3. In 1918 a woman named Moina Michael asked Americans to always wear a poppy flower in memory of the war dead.
4. The poppy flower is worn to symbolize the sacrifices made by fallen service members.
5. “In Flanders Fields” is a war poem written during Worl...
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