Jackson Jambalaya

The tradition of wearing poppies existed when I was young. Indeed, I believe the VFW made paper poppies to raise money for veterans and we bought them and wore them.
They were to be worn on Armistice Day in Nov. which marked the end of WWI when the battle memorialized in this poem was fought.

In England Poppy Day is the eleventh November. This day is the day set aside to remember the dead of all wars. The poppy is a symbol of Flanders Field, in World War 1 where horrendous numbers of casualites were killed in a single day.
The proceeds from the sale of poppies goes to the Royal British Legeon to help disabled veterans.The poppies are made by disabled veterans in the RBL factory.So at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month everything stops to remember the dead. Its very moving.

The Canadian military still wear red poppies on their uniforms each November

November 11th is Veteran's Day in this country, England notwithstanding. The ladies of the American Legion and VFW Auxillary have handed out plastic poppies in America for 70 years. In decades past, they were handed out at intersections, on sidewalks and at grocery stores by the ladies of the Auxillary and the long standing tradition has nothing to do with Canada or Britain's military. Next, I suppose someone on here will suggest Obama created the tradition as a means of recognizing roadside bombers.

I sold paper poppies for the VFW in Tupelo in the 50's.

Let's don't forget the twenty-five thousand American kids ( from both the North & South)
that died within 48 hours just a couple of miles north of Corinth, MS.

I believe that community was named after the local Shiloh Church.