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** This is the
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** Please follow this link for the NEW, current site:
www.KentVFW.org
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** This is the
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Among all the flowers that evoke the memories and emotions of war is the red poppy, which became associated with war after the publication of a poem written by Col. John McCrae of Canada. The poem, "In Flander's Field," describes blowing red fields among the battleground of the fallen.
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The VFW was the first veterans' organization to adopt the poppy and develop a
national distribution campaign. For more than 75 years, the VFW's Buddy Poppy
program has raised millions of dollars in support of veterans' welfare and the
well being of their dependents. From the very beginning, Buddy Poppy has
received the support of the Veterans Administration and the endorsement and
cooperation of all presidents since Warren G. Harding. 
Today, VFW Buddy Poppies are assembled by disabled, needy and aging veterans
in VA Hospitals and domiciliaries across the country and are sold at VFW Posts
and their Ladies Auxiliaries. The minimal assessment (cost of Buddy Poppies) to
VFW units provides compensation to the veterans who assemble the poppies,
provides financial assistance in maintaining state and national veterans'
rehabilitation and service programs and partially supports the VFW National Home
for orphans and widows of our nation's veterans.