You might see people wearing the poppy, a roundish, red flower on a lapel — especially on the Friday before Memorial Day.

While Michigan residents attend Memorial Day parades and ceremonies, many may see roundish, red flowers. Here's the meaning behind the red poppy.

On Friday and through the Memorial Day weekend, you may see people handing out and wearing red flowers. Here's why.

National Poppy Day takes place every year on the Friday before Memorial Day. The poppy, a red wildflower, originated in ...

Beyond barbecues and road trips, Memorial Day is a solemn occasion originally created to honor America’s fallen soldiers.

Guest speaker was Legion member Allan Lial, now a resident of Twain Harte, who thanked attendees for taking time out of their ...

Francestown honored its veterans at the town’s annual Memorial Day ceremony Thursday at Francestown Elementary School.

The red poppy has been a symbol of the American Legion Auxiliary since the 1920s. The poppy is held dear to the hearts of our veterans and should be to ...

The American Legion Auxiliary’s annual May Poppy Campaign is underway at posts across the country, with National Poppy Day to ...

National Poppy Day is held on the Friday before ... Communal Cemetery in France. From the Veterans of Foreign Wars website, here is John McCrae's poem titled, "In Flanders Fields": In Flanders ...