CA ACR167

Proclaims Friday, May 27, 2022, as National Poppy Day in California.

Recognizes the red poppy as a symbol of remembrance for soldiers who died in combat, originating from Canadian officer Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae's 1915 poem "In Flanders Field" and Moina Michael's 1918 poem "We Shall Keep the Faith."

Notes the red poppy became the official memorial flower of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States in 1922.

Acknowledges the "Buddy Poppy" program established in 1923, in which disabled and needy veterans assemble poppies in Veterans Affairs hospitals for compensation, with proceeds supporting veterans' rehabilitation programs and the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Home for Children.

Designates wearing a red poppy as a symbol of honoring fallen soldiers and supporting veterans who served the United States.