135,724
yes I remember that.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Will Hamm
Aurora, CO
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Ray Henson
Elk Grove, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Don Baker
Eatonton, GA
1,598,452
I never knew it.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Will Hamm
Aurora, CO
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Ray Henson
Elk Grove, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
2,056,582
I vaguely remember veterans selling them on street corners selling them for veterans charities... and you wore the poppies on your lapel, or hung them from your rear-view mirror in support of the military.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Will Hamm
Aurora, CO
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Ray Henson
Elk Grove, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
1,539,715
I may be too young to remember that, or too Californian...poppies are our state flower and you can't pick them, it's illegal...so maybe they never did it here?
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Will Hamm
Aurora, CO
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Ray Henson
Elk Grove, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
1,842,961
Yes & I did not see any veterans selling them as I buy them every year. Wonder what happened?
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Will Hamm
Aurora, CO
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Ray Henson
Elk Grove, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
2,071,025
Was not there at that time.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Ray Henson
Elk Grove, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
3,120,770
Yes Will, I do remember poppies being sold in front of grocery stores and malls and the Lady Elks would also sell them for their scholarship program.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Will Hamm
Aurora, CO
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Ray Henson
Elk Grove, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
2,682,719
Yes. There was a lady in my hometown of Venice who sold poppies on Memorial Day for a dime (for donations to American Legion or some group). My grandmother told me that the woman's husband had died in World War I; the tradition was from the poppy fields of Belgium.
We moved to Brevard, NC when I was 12 years old, and everybody in town wore them on Memorial Day. Same story - they were cloth poppies on a wrapped wire stem; they were sold to raise money for the American Legion.
But somewhere in time the tradition of the poppies faded away (at least for me). I don't see them anymore.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Ray Henson
Elk Grove, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
175,886
In Canada, the veterans / legion members sell poppies to be worn on Rememberance Day. Money from the official poppy campaign goes into a trust and provides assistance to veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces and the RCMP and their families. #WeWillNeverForget
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Susan Emo
Kingston, ON
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Will Hamm
Aurora, CO
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Ray Henson
Elk Grove, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
5,224,095
I do know that and, that the American Legion brought National Poppy Day® to the United States by asking Congress to designate the Friday before Memorial Day, as National Poppy Day. On May 22, wear a red poppy to honor the fallen and support the living who have worn our nation's uniform.
In Flanders Fields - National Poppy Day broadens a tradition that dates back to the American Legion Auxiliary's first National Convention in the early 1920s when the red poppy was adopted as The American Legion Family's memorial flower. Today, it remains an iconic symbol of honor for the sacrifice of our veterans.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Will Hamm
Aurora, CO
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Ray Henson
Elk Grove, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
5,772,470
Will,
I thought that poppies were sold (not fresh ones) for November 11th...A
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Susan Emo
Kingston, ON
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Will Hamm
Aurora, CO
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Ray Henson
Elk Grove, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
710,515
I do remember poppys on Memorial Day.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Will Hamm
Aurora, CO
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Ray Henson
Elk Grove, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
7,822,454
Definitely.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Will Hamm
Aurora, CO
-
Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Ray Henson
Elk Grove, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
2,779,653
I may have worn one and not known?
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Will Hamm
Aurora, CO
-
Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Ray Henson
Elk Grove, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
851,231
I remember purchasing poppies to wear as an adult when we came across people selling them but not much else...
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
-
Will Hamm
Aurora, CO
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Ray Henson
Elk Grove, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
5,205,874
Absolutely, used to be someone selling them on every corner. And, most people on the street were wearing one.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Will Hamm
Aurora, CO
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Ray Henson
Elk Grove, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
3,416,022
I remember getting them when we were out. You gave a donation to get one
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
-
Will Hamm
Aurora, CO
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Ray Henson
Elk Grove, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
5,819,872
Hi Will- I remember the read poppy!!! I haven't seen them in years.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Ray Henson
Elk Grove, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
1,194,466
Yes, I do, Will.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
-
Ray Henson
Elk Grove, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
376,931
yes I do
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Will Hamm
Aurora, CO
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Ray Henson
Elk Grove, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
3,343,466
I have a vague memory of it however no specific recall.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Will Hamm
Aurora, CO
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
693,608
I did not know that. I enjoyed reading about it on the string. Thanks for reminding us.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Will Hamm
Aurora, CO
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
1,306,062
A tradition that has slipped away and would be hard to have resurrected this year.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Will Hamm
Aurora, CO
1,450,719
In Canada, the poppy is the official symbol of remembrance. It was adopted as such in 1921 and it is to be worn during the two weeks leading up to 11 November, Remembrance Day.
The Royal Canadian Legion, which has trademarked the image, suggests that poppies be worn on the left lapel, or as near the heart as possible.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
3,162,964
Absolutely I remember that My husband has one tucked in his framed "Army" plaque on his wall that has his ribbons and awards. He lost a lot of friends in desert storm.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
2,180,305
288,907
Yes, I remember as a young boy, my grandfather (ww I) vet would take me to the local VFW and then we would go out selling the poppy for people to wear to the Local Parade..have not seen them for years now
2,385,980
They always used to sell them at the Post Office here but it's been a few years since I've seen them Will Hamm .