The VFW Calabash Post 7288 Auxiliary Announces Buddy Poppy Princess
by Frederick Walton
The VFW Department of North Carolina Buddy Poppy Prince and Princess contest is open to all boys and girls, ages 4 thru 8. Contestants actively assist the Post and Auxiliaries with Buddy Poppy drives and other programs and events. They must also create and submit an original drawing with a patriotic theme that depicts the Buddy Poppy.
The "Buddy” Poppy has been an integral part of the VFW community since 1922. In remembrance of their buddies who never came back from the killing fields of world war one, veterans distributed Poppies, calling them, "Buddy Poppy” and the name stuck. As VFW’s official memorial flower, the Poppy represents the blood shed by American service members. It reiterates the VFW will never forget their sacrifices.
