Veterans

Day
The Poppies

Poppies are commonly

worn on Veterans Day.
Why are poppies worn
on Veterans Day?
Poppies are worn
because of the poem In
Flanders Fields that
military physician John
McCraes wrote. The
poppy was chosen
because the flower grew
in some of the worst
battlefields of Flanders in
World War I.

Works Cited

http://detr.state.nv.us/esd%20pages/
vets%20services.htm
http://www.history.com/topics/holid
ays/veterans-day-facts
http://www.va.gov/opa/vetsday/vet
dayhistory.asp
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Veterans-Day-387540719
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r/2012/11/veterans-consortium-probono-program-provides-free-legalassistance-to-veterans-and-survivorswho-ha.html
http://www.cardonationsbayarea.org
/veterans-car-donation.html
http://www.jollatides.com/2013/11/
22/new-theory-poppy-red-actuallynot-red/
http://www.freeinternetpictures.com/
veterans-day-flag.html

November, 11

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/

The day we honor those

who has served for our
country.

History
Veterans Day was known as
Armistice Day after World War
I in 1919. In 1926 congress
passed a resolution for an
annual observance and
November 11 became a
national holiday around the
beginning of 1938. The
fighting in World War I when
the Allied nations, including
Germany, took effect on the 11
hour of the 11 day of the 11

month. Then Veterans Day or

Armistice Day on November
11 turned to an official
holiday.