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\"PoppiesWhile considering Memorial Day and Veteran’s Day, the first thing that always comes to mind is a poem my mother had hanging inside of a cupboard door when I was growing up. “In Flander’s Fields,” by physician Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae, is the most famous poem to emerge from World War I. Macrae was moved to write the poem after presiding over the burial of his good friend Alexis Helmer during the second battle of Ypres. As a result of the popular poem, remembrance poppies\u00a0have become\u00a0an international symbol for memorializing soldiers who have died in battle.<\/p>\n

Between October 1914 and the August 1917,\u00a0British and Commonwealth soldiers marched east out of\u00a0the Belgian town of Ypres\u00a0onto the battlefield of Ypres Salient. Over 90,000\u00a0of the soldiers that fell in these fields were buried anonymously in makeshift graves, and\u00a0have never been found or identified. Four memorials have been erected to honor these soldiers, one of the better known being The Menin Gate Memorial.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

“In Flander’s Fields”\u00a0is a fitting tribute to all of the world’s soldiers from one of their own.\u00a0We should perhaps also take this day to remember all of the victims of war, regardless of allegiance or nationality. Although the last stanza is a call to arms, the torch could also be taken\u00a0up\u00a0to promote peace and someday reduce the number of poppies in the fields.<\/p>\n

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
\nBetween the crosses, row on row,
\nThat mark our place; and in the sky
\nThe larks, still bravely singing, fly
\nScarce heard amid the guns below.<\/p>\n

We are the Dead. Short days ago
\nWe lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
\nLoved and were loved, and now we lie
\nIn Flanders fields.<\/p>\n

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
\nTo you from failing hands we throw
\nThe torch; be yours to hold it high.
\nIf ye break faith with us who die
\nWe shall not sleep, though poppies grow
\nIn Flanders fields.<\/p>\n

Sources:<\/p>\n

www.greatwar.co.uk,<\/a> wikipedia,<\/a>\u00a0www.arlingtoncemetary.net<\/a><\/p>\n

Photo of poppies by Ross G Strachan <\/a>via Flickr<\/p>\n

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