by Anura Guruge
on April 11, 2023

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When I first saw it on TV I thought it was a ‘Red Poppy‘ & was v. happy but a tad confused. Unlike us Brits, Americans are NOT known for wearing Red Poppies though ‘The American Legion’ does INDEED have a ‘Poppy Day‘ — though it is NOT November 11, as it is in the rest of the World. The American Poppy Day is May 26.

While it is perfectly OK to wear a Red Poppy at any time, I was puzzled as to why Al would wear one on Easter Monday.

Now that I have had a closer look I am NOT sure that it was a Red Poppy.

I did a quick search. Al is known to wear rosettes to support/promote a cause; e.g., prostate cancer awareness. But, I could not find anything that told me what this was about. But, I felt I should share this BECAUSE it kind of looks like a Red Poppy & it would have been neat to have him wearing one at the White House.

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