I know; more suited to Memorial Day than Veteran’s Day but…it represents what our Veterans were willing to give up to defend our freedoms.
In Flanders fields, the poppies blow- Between the crosses, row on row,
- That mark our place; and in the sky
- The larks, still bravely singing, fly
- Scarce heard amid the guns below…
- We are the Dead. Short days ago
- We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
- Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
- In Flanders fields…
- Take up our quarrel with the foe:
- To you from failing hands, we throw
- The torch; be yours to hold it high.
- If ye break faith with us who die
- We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
- In Flanders fields…
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~ Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918)
Hi there! Just in case you don’t know about the poem “In Flanders Field” . . . The author Lt.Cl. John McCrae was a doctor with the Canadian Army. The poem is about the rows and rows of Canadian soldiers who are buried at Fladers in Belgium. Every Canadian school child is taught this verse.It is repeated every Remembrance Day (Nov. 11). In Canada, we honour our soldiers on Remembrance Day in the same way you honours yours on Veterans Day. It is a beautiful, poignant poem and I want to thank you for finding it and sharing it on your web site.
Rose, I did know that (I looked it up before I posted) but thank you so much for sharing it with my other readers.