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FLANDERS
Flanders is the region of Belgium where some of the fiercest fighting of World War I took place. The poppies that bloomed there in 1915 inspired McCrae's famous poem.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
VIVID
The wild field poppy, Papaver rhoeas, is naturally a deep, vivid red. That unmistakable color has made it a symbol of sacrifice for over a century.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
LAPEL
The tradition of wearing a poppy on the lapel was formalized in the United States by Moina Michael in 1920, after she read McCrae's poem and bought red silk poppies to wear and share.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
WREATH
Poppy wreaths are laid at memorials and tombs on Veterans Day and Remembrance Day, including at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.Find this word in the grid to read its note.

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Veterans Day poppy word search, playable online right now, no sign-up. Flanders Field is in there, and the lapel pin worn every November.

About The Poppy

John McCrae wrote "In Flanders Fields" in 1915, and the red poppy has been a symbol of remembrance ever since. Every November, volunteers sell small silk or paper poppies outside grocery stores and church halls, and people pin them to their coats without much fanfare, which is exactly how it should be. The flowers that grew wild over the battlefields of Belgium gave the world one of its most quietly powerful gestures.

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