Quote Originally Posted by Canuck of NI View Post
Are you referring to the small paper or plastic lapel pin flowers that people in the British Commonwealth wear in November to commemorate our veterans? I'm quite often in the USA at that time and have never seen anyone but Canadians wearing them- when I get questioned about them people seem to leave more confused than enlightened, too, even after I started carrying a CAN$5 bill around to show them the poem.
Sadly, most folks just don't know about it. Even more depressing is that there are many who would rather not show support openly for fear of looking too "right-wing" or "Pro-war" when it's about support and remembrance of the people--the vets--and not the political mumbo-jumbo. I won't get on my soapbox...

The Legion Auxiliary has been doing it since its inception, which if memory serves is between WWI and WWII. The American Legion itself dates to 1919, but I'm not up to speed on the ALA's history. Now that I think of it, the Poppies are usually out around Memorial Day not Veteran's Day as I was thinking earlier...still hadn't had my morning coffee.

My mother is ALA Unit President in her town, and my father is the Post Commander--for about ten years now they won't let him rest--I'll give them a call and see if they have a few on hand. If they do I'll PM you and just send a couple your way.