The day, said to be the end of “the war to end all wars," gave way to what is now known as Veterans Day in the U.S. The American Legion adopted the poppy as its official flower in 1920 ...
May 6 has been designated as Poppy Day by American Legion Post 69 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 906 in Hutchinson. Please take this opportunity to assist our local veterans and thank them for ...
On September 27, 1920, the first chapter of The American Legion made the poppy its official flower to memorialize those who fought and died. In 1922, the VFW began national distribution programs ...
Elsie Carlson, widow of World War I veteran Fred Carlson, has been assisting with the American Legion Auxiliary Poppy Campaign for 57 years. The children of Don and Karen Piekarski ...