On Monday, April 27, 2026, Nevada Mayor Ryan Condon officially proclaimed that May 22, 2026, will be Poppy Day in Nevada, Iowa.
Several members of the Nevada American Legion Auxiliary were present to receive the proclamation, which reads:
WHEREAS, America is the land of freedom, preserved and protected willingly and freely by citizen soldiers; and
WHEREAS, millions who have answered the call to arms have died on the field of battle; and
WHEREAS, a nation at peace must be reminded of the price of war and the debt owed to those who have died in war; and
WHEREAS, the red poppy has been designated as a symbol of sacrifice of lives in all wars; and
WHEREAS, the American Legion Auxiliary has pledged to remind America annually of this debt through the distribution of the memorial flower; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED, that I, Ryan Condon, Mayor of the City of Nevada, Iowa do hereby proclaim the 22nd day of May, 2026 as POPPY DAY and ask that all citizens pay tribute to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the name of freedom by wearing the Memorial Poppy on this day.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and cause the Great Seal of the City of Nevada, Iowa to be affixed this 27th day of April, 2026.
Signed Mayor Ryan Condon