When American soldiers entered World War I, Moina Belle Michael, a schoolteacher from Georgia, knew she had to act.
Author Barbara Elizabeth Walsh and artist Layne Johnson worked with experts, pri.
Thanks to her hard work, that symbol remains strong today.
And she devoted the rest of her life to making sure the symbol would last forever.
Almost single-handedly, Moina worked to establish the red Poppy as the symbol to honor and remember soldiers.
Some of the soldiers were her students and friends.
When American soldiers entered World War I, Moina Belle Michael, a schoolteacher from Georgia, knew she had to act