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What does the red poppy flower symbolize? What to know this Veterans Day
The poppy flower has long been associated with veterans and their service, but what does it symbolize and why? The flower is commonly used on both Veterans Day and Memorial Day as a symbol to commemorate those who have served and those who sacrificed their lives in service. The tradition spans not the U.S., but several counties around the world. The flower became widely used starting in World War I thanks to a 1915 poem written by Canadian soldier Major John McCrae, “who saw firsthand from the front lines of World War I the emergence of red poppies around the graves and in the battle zones where blood was shed to protect freedom and democracy,” according to the American Legion.

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