Poppy Day In Tullahoma

This weekend, Tullahoma citizens will have an opportunity to show their support for America’s Veterans by buying and donning one of the bright red paper poppies that have become synonymous with the American Legion and its women’s auxiliary.
The bright red “remembrance poppy” was first used worldwide in 1920 to commemorate the American soldiers who had died in the fields of France during World War I.
In the United States, The American Legion honors veterans of all wars by distributing red poppies in exchange for contributions to associations that benefit veterans near Memorial Day each year. On Tuesday, Mayor Lane Curlee signed a proclamation marking Saturday, May 24th Poppy Day in Tullahoma.
On hand at the reading of the proclamation were Poppy Drive Chairman Diana Robinson and Treasurer Wilma Kane.