Remembrance poppy
artificial flower worn to commemorate military personnel who have died during war
The remembrance poppy is an artificial flower worn in some countries to honor their military personnel who died in war. Veterans' associations give out poppies for charitable donations used to give financial, social and emotional support to members and veterans of the armed forces.[1]
They were inspired by the war poem "In Flanders Fields". They were first used near the end of World War I to honor British Empire and United States military deaths of the war.[2]
References
change- ↑ "Remembrance Day: Why do people wear poppies?". Newsround. BBC. 2019-11-10. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
- ↑ Johnson, Heather. "Madame Guérin". Madame Guérin. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
