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Poppy Days Held

Oelwein Daily Register 28 Aug 2025
INDEPENDENCE – VFW Poppy Days were held last week. VFW Auxiliary Unit 2440 and volunteers handed out poppies at Fareway, ... The first poppy distribution was held in 1922.
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Armed Forces charity host Purple Poppy Day in West Lothian honouring animals who served in wars

Daily Record 25 Aug 2025
Purple Poppy Day is celebrated on August 23 and honours the animals who have served and sacrificed in wars and conflicts worldwide, such as horses, dogs, pigeons, and camels ... .
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Poppy Days

Oelwein Daily Register 14 Aug 2025
... 21, 22, and 23 as ‘Poppy Days’ and asks, “that all citizens pay tribute to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the name of freedom by wearing or displaying the Memorial Poppy on these days”.
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National Poppy Day is Friday before Memorial Day: What it recognizes

Detroit Free Press 23 May 2025
And the American Legion — a war veterans group based in Indianapolis, Indiana — promotes National Poppy Day, held the Friday before Memorial Day, to raise awareness for the holiday, the last Monday of ...
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Spearfish recognizes 2025 Poppy Days

Black Hills Pioneer 22 May 2025
Left. Poppies are a symbol of the service and sacrifice of men and women in uniform — every year on May 23, The American Legion encourages citizens to wear red poppies to honor fallen soldiers and to support living service ....
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