It's Poppy Month

American Legion Auxiliary member Julie Shrock and volunteer Twyla Solly are at Miller's Fresh Foods with Veteran-made poppies. Make a contribution and receive a poppy to wear in support of veterans.

In conjunction with Remembrance Day worldwide, many wear a simple red poppy on the lapel, reminiscent of the red poppies that were among the first plants to bloom in the devastated battlefields of northern France and Belgium. The connection with the poppy and the fallen soldier was solidified with one of the era's most famous poems, "In Flanders Field," written by John McCrae.