May is Poppy Month

The poppy as a memorial flower for the American dead is a tradition that began in the years following World War I. Colonel John McCrae's famous poem, "In Flanders Fields," made the poppy a living symbol of the sacrifices made by their dead comrades.

In 1920 the poppy was adopted as the national memorial flower of the American Legion. In 1924 it was realized that the poppy program would best be han...