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2. Remembrance poppy - Wikipedia

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   A remembrance poppy is an artificial flower worn in some countries to commemorate their military personnel who died in war. Remembrance poppies are produced by veterans' associations, which exchange the poppies for charitable donations used to give financial, social and emotional support to members and veterans of the armed forces.

3. In Flanders Fields - Wikipedia

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   The poem and poppy are prominent Remembrance Day symbols throughout the Commonwealth of Nations, particularly in Canada, where "In Flanders Fields" is one of the nation's best-known literary works. The poem is also widely known in the United States, where it is associated with Veterans Day and Memorial Day.

4. Remembrance Day - Wikipedia

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   Remembrance Day Single Remember Poppy Day by Olly Wedgwood; Remembrance Day For All – Towards discussion that includes everyone in our Remembrance of Canada's wars. The Poppy Appeal (Royal British Legion) Memorable Order of Tin Hats (South Africa) Free On-line Remembrance Day and Remembrance Week Lessons for Canadian Educators Archived 5 ...

5. Voices: Is it now acceptable to accessorise with a ... - AOL

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   But, with 10 days to go before Remembrance Sunday, the rights and supposed wrongs of poppy-wearing are already at play. A day after he had helped launch this year’s Poppy Appeal, defence ...

6. This Is Why the Red Poppy Is a Symbol of Memorial Day

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   Citizens in the U.K., Canada, France, Belgium, Australia, and New Zealand wear the red flowers on November 11 each year to commemorate the anniversary of the 1918 armistice (Remembrance Day ...

7. Royal Canadian Legion - Wikipedia

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   The poppy is a powerful symbol associated in Canada with loss, sacrifice and remembrance. With the formation of the Legion in 1925 the poppy was adopted as a national symbol of remembrance. In 1948, the Government of Canada awarded the poppy's trademark to the Royal Canadian Legion to protect the image from misuse.

8. Remembrance Sunday: What's different about the Scottish poppy?

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   The poppy as a symbol of remembrance was started by the American humanitarian Moina Michael, who was inspired by Lt Colonel John McCrae's poem In Flanders Fields describing the small plants ...

9. Poppy - Wikipedia

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   A Canadian remembrance poppy worn on the lapel. The poppy of wartime remembrance is Papaver rhoeas, the red-flowered corn poppy. This poppy is a common plant of disturbed ground in Europe and is found in many locations, including Flanders, which is the setting of the famous poem "In Flanders Fields" by the Canadian surgeon and soldier John ...