Fallen service members honored with 600,000 poppies on National Mall

Published May 23, 2026 3:36pm ET



The Poppy Wall of Honor returned to the National Mall for Memorial Day weekend, with hundreds of thousands of poppies representing the lives of fallen service members since World War I. 

USAA facilitated the temporary exhibit, and said the wall serves as a visual tribute and an educational tool, according to a press release.

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