Little Red Flowers and Remembering Veterans

11.11.2009

Courtesy Photo

Office of the Secretary of Defense Public Affairs           

Poppies have long been used as a symbol of both sleep and death: sleep because of the opium extracted from them, and death because of their blood-red color. In Greco-Roman myths, poppies were used as offerings to the dead. The bright scarlet color symbolized the promise of resurrection after death.

• Date Taken: 11.11.2009
• Date Posted: 11.11.2009 17:05
• Photo ID: 222501
• VIRIN: 091111-O-9999X-001
• Resolution: 950x633
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