03/28/2024
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By: Katie Galyean

buddypoppy_vfwThis Saturday, May 28, the local Veteran’s of Foreign Wars post will be hosting their annual Buddy Poppy distribution to honor the veterans who gave their life in combat.

The VFW will be keeping their traditional distribution locations at Walmart and Tractor Supply in Elizabethtown and will also be adding the IGA in Bladenboro for the first time.

The flowers will be given away at no cost, but donations are accepted. This is the only fundraiser done by the VFW.

The Buddy Poppy Program started in 1922 and is based on the poem “In Flander’s Field” written by John McCrae.

More information on the program can be found at vfw.org.

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