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brand new additions. 133-foot wall features over 645,000 poppies. one poppy for every single service member since world war i who has made the ultimate sacrifice. our next guest joins us now from the wall. u.s. aa senior vice president of military affairs and retired navy admiral john bird. admirable, good morning, welcome to the show. good morning, joey. thanks so much for having us. joey: i understand. this i would like for you to tell our audience why the poppy is symbolic of those who have given their life in service. thank you, joey it, goes back to world war i when canadian physician army doctor john mccrea observed one of his friends being buried. the poppies growing across the field. he penned a poem by that name. and it then an american picked up the cause, wrote her own poem we shall keep the faith and lob

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