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Red Poppies Symbolize Armistice Day Memory Worldwide
By Elmo Scott Watson the article traces how the red poppy became Armistice Day emblem. It highlights Miss Moria Michael of Athens Georgia who inspired wearing poppies after reading In Flanders Fields and lobbying, with support from Y M C A Y W O A workers, educators, and leaders. The symbol spread from the United States to Britain and Europe, becoming an international emblem worn on veterans’ day.
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Columbus
Moria Michael
Athens
Michael
Hamilton Hall
Columbia University
New York
Colonel McOcrae
Flanders Fields
Y. M
Columbia
Miss Michael
Dean Talcott Williams
Columbia School of Journalism
War Workers’ Committee
Preston
Grover Cleveland
Rodman
Wanamaker
Straightway
Charles H. Brand
War Department
France
Georgia
The
American Legion
Augusta
Legion
Atlanta
Charles M. Galliene
Post No. 1
Cleveland
Ohio
National American Legion
WW. Guerin
Paris
Children's League
England
Earl Haig
British Legion
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Nigeria
Sudan
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Romania
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