The red poppy came to symbolize the blood shed during battle following the publication of the wartime poem “In Flanders Fields," written by Lt. Col. John McCrae while serving on the front lines. Listen as Past Natl Cdr Jake Comer recites "In Flanders Field." #PoppyDay | The American Legion National Headquarters

“In Flanders fields the poppies blow, Between the crosses, row on row” - The Countess of Wessex reads ‘In Flanders Field’ at today’s Metropolitan Police Service Service to commemorate #Armistice100. 374 Police Officers and 20 Civilian Members of the Metropolitan Police lost their lives in the First World War. #LestWeForget The poem was written by Major John McCrae, who was serving in the Canadian Field Artillery, when a young Lieutenant in his Regiment, Alexis Helmer was killed on 2 May 1915 dur