SPOKANE, Wash. – A Veterans Day celebration took place at the Spokane Arena, aiming to honor veterans and raise awareness about mental health issues.

The Yellow Poppy Project, spearheaded by Sara Thompson, was part of the event. Thompson, an organizer and student at Eastern Washington University, handed out around 1,000 poppy seed packets as part of her class project. She encouraged attendees to plant them in visible areas around the community.

Thompson explained the significance of the project, saying that the color yellow has been designated in some regions as the official color to raise awareness of veteran suicide.

“They will battle with it for the rest of their lives,” Thompson said. “You know, it’s not something that goes way and it’s hidden. You know, you don’t necessarily know t

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