119-hres459

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 459 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
H. RES. 459

 Supporting the goals and ideals of ``National Poppy Day''.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 June 3, 2025

 Mr. Carson (for himself, Mr. Bergman, Mr. Mrvan, Mr. Moylan, Mr. 
 Fleischmann, Ms. Sherrill, Ms. Titus, Ms. Tenney, Ms. Sewell, Mr. 
 Cleaver, Ms. Brownley, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, and Mr. Tiffany) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
 on Armed Services

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 RESOLUTION

 Supporting the goals and ideals of ``National Poppy Day''.

Whereas poppies are worn and displayed as a symbolic tribute to fallen and 
 future veterans and members of the Armed Forces;
Whereas the use of the poppy symbolically comes from the poem ``In Flanders 
 Fields'', which movingly begins, ``In Flanders Fields the poppies blow, 
 between the crosses, row on row'', referring to the poppies that sprang 
 up in the battlefields and newly dug soldiers' graves in parts of 
 Belgium and France during World War I;
Whereas John McCrae's poem inspired Moina Belle Michael of Athens, Georgia, to 
 write her own poem entitled ``We Shall Keep the Faith'', in which she 
 promised to wear a red poppy to memorialize American soldiers killed in 
 World War I;
Whereas the American Legion family and the Veterans of Foreign Wars adopted the 
 poppy as a symbol of freedom and the blood shed by those who have served 
 in the United States Armed Forces;
Whereas the red poppy has been worn in the United States for more than 80 years 
 as a way to remember those individuals who died fighting for freedom and 
 democracy around the world and to raise money to help disabled veterans;
Whereas the poppy is worn throughout the world to commemorate members of the 
 Armed Forces who have died in the line of duty, as part of Remembrance 
 Day, Armistice Day, or Poppy Day ceremonies;
Whereas, as the United States commemorates yearly the lives of Americans who 
 gave the ultimate sacrifice of their lives on Memorial Day, it is 
 fitting to attach the symbolic meaning of the poppy and formally 
 recognize its historic symbolism;
Whereas wearing a poppy can unite citizens from across the country who wish to 
 show their patriotism and appreciation for those who serve as members of 
 the United States Armed Forces; and
Whereas the Friday before each Memorial Day is an appropriate day to recognize 
 as ``National Poppy Day'': Now, therefore, be it
 Resolved, That the House of Representatives--

    (1) supports the goals and ideals of ``National Poppy 
 Day'';

    (2) honors past and current members of the Armed Forces of 
 the United States and their families; and

    (3) encourages all citizens, residents, and visitors of the 
 United States to join in observing ``National Poppy Day'' by 
 wearing a red poppy the Friday before Memorial Day as a sign of 
 admiration and thanks to those individuals who died to preserve 
 freedom.
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