Supplemental - Anna Guerin: The Poppy Lady from France

On Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day, millions of people pin a poppy to their clothing to remember the glorious dead. But who was it that made that happen? In this special episode, we discover the forgotten story of Anna Guerin.


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