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  "description": "Inspired by Col. John McCrae's poem, In Fladers Fields, Georgia resident and professor Moina Michael championed the remembrance poppy following World War I. Sara Freeland, writing for UGA Today, explained: She also launched a national letter-writing campaign encouraging others to adopt the poppy. The American Legion designated the red poppy as its official flower in...",
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  "textContent": "Inspired by Col. John McCrae’s poem, In Fladers Fields, Georgia resident and professor Moina Michael championed the remembrance poppy following World War I. Sara Freeland, writing for UGA Today, explained: She also launched a national letter-writing campaign encouraging others to adopt the poppy. The American Legion designated the red poppy as its official flower in 1920, and distribution of poppies became a Legion national program in 1924. Michael passed away in 1944. According to her great nephew, Tom Michael, poppy sales generated $3 billion worldwide (adjusted for 2017 inflation levels) during her lifetime after she succeeded in establishing the poppy flower as a symbol for remembering the fallen, and most of that money went directly to veterans.",
  "title": "Moina Michael and the Remembrance Poppy",
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