It comes from the VFW Veterans of Foreign Wars Poppy Buddy campaign.
because the soldiers died in the flanders fields which where the poppies were grown
Poppies made into wreaths or even just a simple poppy. People put rosemary on their clothes, because that is what grew on the hills in Gallipoli. LEST WE FORGET!
In the runup to Rembrance Day, 11th November, we wear poppies to represent the fact that after World War One, the only thing that grew in the war fields was poppies.
Yes, both world wars used tanks.
One of the bombs used to bomb Hiroshima or Nagaskaki, I can't remember which.
There both flowers. Poppy/ies was used to remember ww1, case at Gallipolli, where the people died, millions of poppies grew. white lilies are used in weddings and formal events just cause.
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It began in response to a very famous poem from World War I called "In Flanders Fields", which verbally paints an image of poppies growing among the crosses in a military cemetary near where the fighting was still going on.
The green leaf on the poppy does not represent anything independently from the poppy itself. The poppy is used as a memorial flower for veterans.
The green leaf on the poppy does not represent anything independently from the poppy itself. The poppy is used as a memorial flower for veterans.
... WHY YOU ASK ME
because the soldiers died in the flanders fields which where the poppies were grown
yes it was and it was just like ww1 but the poopys where used for every think in ww2
No absolutely not. That would just be non-sense. That would never ever be possible in this world or any other world.
Yes, poppy flowers still exist today. They are cultivated in gardens and farms for their ornamental beauty and for the production of opium, which is used in the pharmaceutical industry. Wild poppy flowers also grow in various regions around the world.
When I was serving in the Army we used to wear our poppy behind the cap badge