Interesting.

>We wore poppies when I was a kid, growing up in a small town in Alabama. Maybe the custom has faded in recent years, but I remember well the little old ladies knocking on doors and talking to people on the sidewalks downtown, offering them paper poppies for a small contribution.
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>In fact, I'd be willing to bet they're still at it in my hometown.
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>>It has come to my attention that poppies aren't worn on Vetran's day in the US. I'd thought that was an international thing.
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>>http://www.canoe.ca/RemembranceDay/poppy.html