Moina Belle Michael, a schoolteacher from Georgia, successfully established the Flanders Field Memorial Poppy as a universal symbol of Tribute and support for Veterans and their families during World War I and II. military..
A portion of the book\'s proceeds will support the National Military Family Association\'s Operation Purple(R), which benefits children of the U.
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Author Barbara Elizabeth Walsh and artist Layne Johnson worked with experts, primary documents, and Moina\'s great-nieces to better understand Moina\'s determination to honor the war veterans.
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.
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Known as the Poppy Lady, Michael dedicated her life to servicemen and women.
Moina Belle Michael, a schoolteacher from Georgia, successfully established the Flanders Field Memorial Poppy as a universal symbol of Tribute and support for Veterans and their families during World War I and II
