On May 13, 1915, Lt. Col. John McCrae a Canadian doctor, presided over the funeral of a friend and countryman who had been killed in World War I’s 2nd Battle ...

The flower serves as a symbol of remembrance for service members killed in combat, particularly those from World War I.

Poppies are typically worn near and on Memorial Day in the U.S. as part of a tradition known as Poppy Day, which is ...

The poppy we are familiar with today is believed to have come from the World War I poem “In Flanders Fields,” by John McCrae. But McCrae wasn’t a poet by profession, he was a doctor. Courtesy photo ...

The red poppy, known as the Flanders or corn poppy, continues to symbolize sacrifices made by veterans. Courtesy MelindaMyers.com. Memorial ...

Memorial Day weekend may prompt visions of the red poppy known as Flanders or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas). This beautiful ...