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Red Poppy Becomes Armistice Day Memorial Symbol Worldwide
Moina Michael from Columbia University inspires the red poppy as a memorial emblem honoring all who died or were injured in World War I. The idea spreads to Britain, France, and 19 countries, becoming an international symbol and supporting disabled veterans through poppy production. The piece notes a second coincidence linking Confederate Memorial Day to the poppy tradition.
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America
Europe
Hamilton Hall
Columbia University
New York
Moina Michael
Y. W. C. A. Overseas Headquarters
Flanders Fields
Col
John McCrae
Poppy
Michael
Red Cross
Georgia
The
American Legion
Augusta
Legion
Atlanta
Charles M. Galliene
Post No.1
Atlantic
Mme. E. Guerin
Paris
France
British Isles
Italy
Holland
Germany
Spain
Belgium
Sweden
Switzerland
Poland
Greece
Romania
Japan
China
Mexico
Asia Minor
North
South America
Veterans of Foreign Wars
L Gion
Calvin Coolidge
Georgia General Assembly
Athens
Columbus
Ladies Aid Society
Joseph Johnston
Alabama
Florida
Mississippi
South