The flower is commonly used on both Veterans Day and Memorial Day as a symbol to commemorate ... front lines of World War I the emergence of red poppies around the graves and in the battle zones ...

But when did the red poppy became a national symbol of remembrance—and more interestingly, how did this particular bloom become the official Memorial Day flower in the first place? To explain ...

The poppy has a long association with Remembrance Day. But how did the distinctive red flower become such a potent ... The significance of the poppy as a lasting memorial symbol to the fallen ...