The red poppy grows naturally in conditions of disturbed earth throughout Western Europe. Long before WWI it was a symbol of death, renewal and life. A Canadian surgeon, John McCrae, looked out at a cemetery Northern France and saw the poppies blooming between the rows of headstones and wrote the poem "In Flanders Fields".

If you see a Veteran selling poppy pins, buy one and wear it with pride. Give this Coffee and Poppy Mugs Gift Basket to honor someone as a 'thank you' for their service to their country.