Show POPPY DAY FACTS bacis what Is poppy day poppy day is a day observed throughout the united states by wearing memorial poppies poppi fes in it honor 0 of the world war lead it will be observed this year on may alay the itlie satin Satu saturday day iday before mt Alt mortal morial day what Is the memorial Al norial poppy the memorial poppy Is a replica ol of the poppies which grew on oil I 1 the he b bailie fields ot of ivanco and belgium BeJ giuin attle atlie luring the world war why was tho the poppy chosen as the demor al flower the poppy was I 1 as tho the memorial flower tor for the a world war dead because it rew where they tell fell the one touch or at beauty beamy lit in the desolate batla itile bt ar acpal who makes makei the memorial tIPi Me norial marial poppy Mci Mor moral noral doppes are made by disabled world war veterans voi vot erana erans working in ill government hosp lala and in convalescent work loorna maintained by the american legion auxiliary who d the femoral Me Ile moral maral poppy women ot of the amerian LB la gion auxiliary working as unpaid volunteers d the poppies throughout ghoul the united states whit what la Is ilono done with willi the money contributed lor for the purpose every penny denny Is used to support tho thi work of the american america n legion and aux biary tor for the welfare of the disabled veterans their families and the families ot of o t the dead who wears the memorial poppy every american who wishes to honor the war dead and aid the wars living victims |