The Poppy is a powerful symbol of Remembrance.
From the last Friday in October to Remembrance Day on November 11 millions of Canadians wear a Poppy as a visual pledge to never forget those who served and sacrificed.
The red flower is the symbol of the Legion's Poppy Campaign, raising funds to support Veterans and their families in need.
In Flanders Fields
by Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae
May 3, 1915
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
(As published in Punch Magazine, December 8, 1915)