The Pook-Emu Bee links return today for Memorial Day, a day for remembering those Americans who gave their lives in battle. I put together some suitable links for the occasion to lead off today’s Pook-Emu Bee. You can also see some of my own Memorial Day articles in Saturday’s Newsletter Leaf Journal. 1. Every American Needs to Know What Happens at 3 p.m. on Memorial Day (Brandon Wile for Military.com. May 21, 2026.) At 3 p.m. local time on Memorial Day, pause for one minute of silence wherever you are — at home, at a barbecue, on the road. 2. Memorial Day Poppy Started With 25 Flowers and Raised $3 Billion for Veterans (Allen Frazier for Military.com. May 23, 2026.) Moina Belle Michael, a Georgia schoolteacher, read a wartime poem two days before the end of World War I and launched a campaign that turned the red poppy into an enduring symbol of sacrifice. Her effort eventually reached more than 50 countries and raised billions of dollars for disabled veterans and their families. 3.…
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