Marking the start of May, American Legion Auxiliary Unit 343 returned to Euclid City Hall with this year’s “Miss Poppy” Lillianna Markovich. Eight-year-old Lillianna, whose mother Tori Hendricks was ...

The Millersport American Legion Auxiliary Unit 637 will hold its annual Poppy Day on May 3. This year’s Little Miss Poppy, Kohen Smith will be handing out Poppies, in remembrance of our Veterans, at ...

On Monday, May 26, millions of people around the United States will be observing Memorial Day and honoring members of the military who have fallen in the line of duty, protecting the country and our ...

American Legion Auxiliary Unit 342, which meets at the Harold B. Jarrett American Legion Building, 1024 Lincolnton Road, is encouraging the community to honor fallen warriors on National Poppy Day. On ...

On Wednesday, April 16, Kohen Smith, a Junior Member of Millersport American Legion Auxiliary Unit 637, was crowned the new Little Miss Poppy Queen for 2025 by outgoing Poppy Queen Hannah Hampson.

May 17 is Armed Forces Day — observed on the third Saturday in May — a day to pay tribute to men and women currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. The month begins with Loyalty Day and ends with ...

The poppy flower has long been associated with veterans and their service, but what does it symbolize and why? The flower is commonly used on both Veterans Day and Memorial Day as a symbol to ...

On May 1, 1865, newly freed slaves in Charleston, South Carolina, held a parade of 10,000 people to honor 257 dead Union soldiers who had been buried in a mass grave. The former slaves had unearthed ...