The significance of the poppy as a lasting memorial symbol to the fallen was realised by the Canadian surgeon John McCrae in his poem In Flanders Fields. The poppy came to represent the ...

The proposed legislation, known as the Honor and Remember Flag Recognition Act, seeks to have the flag nationally recognized as a symbol of sacrifice ... to families of fallen soldiers, and ...

The flag was created by George Lutz, who was inspired to create a national symbol for fallen service members after his son, Cpl. George Anthony “Tony” Lutz II, was killed in action in Iraq in ...