Up until the 1960s veterans groups used the red poppy as the symbol of Veterans Day. The symbol comes from a poem written by a Canadian doctor John M. McCrae in 1915: In Flanders Fields." McCrae ...

YPRES, BELGIUM — With autumn leaves falling and cold weather approaching, it’s time to turn our attention to remembering those who fought for our freedom. And there is perhaps no more special place on ...

At Arlington National Cemetery on Sunday, President Obama expressed the nation's gratitude to its veterans. "Whenever America has come under attack, you've risen to her defense," he said. "Whenever ...

Just before Remembrance Day, four handwritten copies of John McCrae’s iconic war poem In Flanders Fields have been recognized and added to the Canadian Commission for UNESCO’s Canada Memory of the ...

Claim: The new Canadian $10 bill is being recalled because it includes a misprint of the poem "In Flanders Fields." Origins: Mistakes in the creation of coins and currency generally fall into one of ...