Unveiling silent heroes of Great War

Every November, across the United Kingdom, poppy flowers catch my eye. Their deep scarlet-red petals and black centers are everywhere — not real blooms, which appear from June to September, but brooches pinned to black coats, tags on bags, and stickers on windshields. Because poppies could flourish in soil churned up by firing and shelling, they became a natural symbol for fallen soldiers on the battlefields. In Britain, they are particularly associated with those who died on active servic