VFW Post 5760 will be handing out Buddy Poppies on Mercer Island on Nov. 10, ahead of Veterans Day, Nov. 11. Veterans will be handing out the poppies from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

On Sunday, Nov. 11, the VFW will recognize the holiday with a period of silence lasting two minutes beginning at 8 a.m., and the U.S. flag will be at half-staff during the rest of the day.