Poppy Wall of Honor returns to D.C. for Memorial Day weekend

May 23, 2025

Kyle Peppers,

JACKSON, Tenn. — The USAA Poppy Wall of Honor is back on display at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. for Memorial Day weekend.

Each year since 2018, the temporary installation honors more than 600,000 American service members who gave their lives in service to our nation since World War I.

With poppies being the national symbol of remembrance, it’s an opportunity for visitors to honor and reflect on Memorial Day and its significance.

One side of the 133-foot-long wall is filled with more than 600,000 poppies, while the other side features educational panels about various wars and lives lost.

“Six hundred thousand gave their lives so that we could have those barbecues and meet with our friends and celebrate the beginning of summer under this blanket of freedom. BUTTED Stop. Pause. This weekend, remember, honor, and thank those service members and their families that made the ultimate sacrifice,” said John Richardson, Major General for the U.S. Army and Head of Military affairs for the USAA

For those unable to visit the wall in person, there are other ways to participate:

Discover stories of the fallen with #PoppyInMemory and join the conversation to keep their memory alive.
Wear a poppy on your shirt or lapel.
Fly the American flag at half-staff until noon on Monday, May 26, to honor those who have fallen, and raise it to full staff through sunset to pay tribute to surviving veterans and those currently serving.
Observe the National Moment of Remembrance at 3 p.m. local time on Memorial Day.
Visit a local military memorial to honor the ultimate sacrifice of our nation’s heroes.

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