Veteran Michael Milson spent the day of remembrance sharing and honoring the meaning behind the red poppy flower.
- The red poppy is a symbol of sacrifice for those who served
- He visited places like the Nebraska Vietnam Veterans Memorial to share the flower and its meaning
- As he passed out flowers, Milson exchanged stories with other veterans
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A red poppy flowers is a symbol of sacrifice those that served gave and one veteran spends every Veteran’s Day visiting places like the Nebraska Vietnam Veterans Memorial to hand out small poppy flowers to veterans and their families.
“It’s a way to remember those who died in combat that didn’t make it home,” veteran Michael Milson said.
The poppy came out of World War I from a poem called “In Flanders Fields” and Milson, a veteran who served in the Iran-Iraq War, spends his veteran days going around handing out a small poppy flower to fellow veterans and families, sharing and honoring the meaning behind the red flower.