There are lots of different coloured poppies, but what do they all stand for? BBC Homepage. ... Wearing a poppy was inspired by the fields of poppies that grew where many of the battles were fought.

Such was the seriousness of this issue that some women lost their jobs in the 1930s for wearing white poppies. The White Poppy Appeal is now run by the Peace Pledge Union. BBC Links: ...

Over 100 years later, red poppies from both the VFW and the American Legion still are handed out on veteran recognition days such as Memorial Day, Veterans Day and National Poppy Day.

Over 100 years later, red poppies from both the VFW and the American Legion still are handed out on veteran recognition days such as Memorial Day, Veterans Day and National Poppy Day. When is ...

Red poppies are worn on Memorial Day to honor fallen military members. The tradition started during World War I, inspired by a poem and the poppies growing on battlefields. The American Legion and ...

You may have seen many red poppies over the weekend. So why is the red flower used as a symbol around Memorial Day? It all began in 1915 in the wake of battle in World War I. Lt. Col. John McCrae ...

The red poppy McCrae wrote about in 1915 can be traced back even further, to the Napoleonic Wars, where red poppies seemed to sprout spontaneously, even around the bodies of dead soldiers.

EVERY year during the Remembrance period members of the public buy and wear poppies on their clothes to honour and raise money for veterans. The Poppy Appeal is the Royal British Legion's biggest ...

For a silk poppy, you should donate at least £3 and around £2.50 for a wooden remembrance cross with a poppy. If you prefer, you can also buy poppies and themed products from Royal British ...

This is the hub that produces the poppies for Poppy Scotland's poppy appeal. The Scottish poppy does not feature a green leaf and has four-lobed petals, while England and Wales's poppy features two.