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Wear a memorial poppy in honor of those who paid price for freedom
The Herald Journal· 1 day agoThe Red Poppy has been a symbol of the American Legion Auxiliary since the 1920. During the month of May, the Memorial Poppy is distributed by Auxiliary members, Girl Staters, and other Volunteers ...
Group enlisting volunteers for Memorial Day parade to help honor fallen Michiganders
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 1 day agoStates began to recognize the holiday and soon, each one had adopted it. And in the early part of...
Memorial Day: 7 Coachella Valley events honoring fallen heroes
The Desert Sun via Yahoo News· 2 days agoCorbett Brattin will recite the World War I poem ”In Flanders Field,” James Tennesson will sing the...
Group enlisting volunteers for Memorial Day parade to help honor fallen Michiganders
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 1 day agoStates began to recognize the holiday and soon, each one had adopted it. And in the early part of...
Where to find Memorial Day observances in the Tuscarawas Valley this Monday
The Times-Reporter via Yahoo News· 2 days agoWelty Middle School students will demonstrate the proper folding of the American flag and will...
In One Ear: Memorial Day morsels
The Daily Astorian, Ore. via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoA few Memorial Day history nuggets to ponder: Old-timers will remember when Memorial Day was called Decoration Day, named for decorating the graves of the war dead with flowers. For many years ...
City of Pottsville announces Memorial Day services
Republican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa. via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe annual Memorial Day service in Pottsville, set for 11 a.m. Monday at the Garfield Square Soldiers Monument, will honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving ...
This Memorial Day, honor their courage, remember their service, ensure the legacy of their sacrifice...
NJ.com· 20 hours agoJust shy of two decades ago, I sat in a military ethics and strategy class taught at the United...
The Friday before Memorial Day is National Poppy Day - The Republic News
The Republic News· 4 days agoIt’s not just a symbolic flower in the United States, but around the world. It all started after red poppies bloomed on the battlefields in France and Belgium. Canadian Lt. Col. John McCrae, ...
Packard Band ‘Remembrance’ honors veterans
Tribune Chronicle· 1 day agoGalen S. Karriker will conduct the “Memorial Day Remembrance” concert, which features guest vocalist Doug Thomas. Thomas was a vocalist with such popular local bands as Holes in the Road, MF ...
