Lest We Forget

Debbie

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In Flanders Field

By: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918)

IN FLANDERS FIELD 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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Debbie

Thank you, Debbie. Imitation poppies are sold today (Armistice Day) in the
UK, to be worn on clothing in recognition of the sacrifices made in battle.
The poppies represent the poppies growing in Flanders fields where earlier
those horrendous, bloody battles took place, but I think they now represent
sacrifices made in all the wars.

Dora

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In Flanders Field

By: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918)

Thank you, Debbie. Imitation poppies are sold today (Armistice Day)
in the UK, to be worn on clothing in recognition of the sacrifices
made in battle. The poppies represent the poppies growing in
Flanders fields where earlier those horrendous, bloody battles took
place, but I think they now represent sacrifices made in all the
wars.

They are sold and worn in Canada as well. Special services are held with 2
minutes of silence at 11 am. The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th
month.

Debbie

Debbie said:

IN FLANDERS FIELD 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.

For information on the making of this poem go to:

http://www.arlingtoncemetery.com/flanders.htm

A few years ago we were wandering around Europe and went to
Ypres and saw the field hospital where John McRae wrote that
poem. It was a sobering expereince.

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Debbie
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> In Flanders Field
>
> By: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918)
>

Thank you, Debbie. Imitation poppies are sold today (Armistice Day)
in the UK, to be worn on clothing in recognition of the sacrifices
made in battle. The poppies represent the poppies growing in
Flanders fields where earlier those horrendous, bloody battles took
place, but I think they now represent sacrifices made in all the
wars.

They are sold and worn in Canada as well. Special services are held with 2
minutes of silence at 11 am. The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th
month.

Debbie

Yes - the same in the UK. What I didn't mention was the fact that the
poppies are sold everywhere, even on the streets, and the money goes to help
former servicemen.
Armistice Day has been changed to Remembrance Day and is held on a different
date than November 11, celebrating all wars rather than WWI.

I wish there was some similar remembrance here in the US.

Dora

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Debbie said:

IN FLANDERS FIELD 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.

For information on the making of this poem go to:

http://www.arlingtoncemetery.com/flanders.htm

A few years ago we were wandering around Europe and went to
Ypres and saw the field hospital where John McRae wrote that
poem. It was a sobering expereince.

Flanders Field written in French language on my site honoring an ancestor
who died in the Great War - John McCrae's Flander's Field in French language
from "Punch" December 8, 1915.
freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.comdoycemfr.htmOpen ↗
Buried in Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery where there are 14,246 burials and
964 declared missing in action in the vicinity.
A day to remember and honor our soldiers.
Dee Dee

limey said:

Imitation poppies are sold today (Armistice Day) in the
UK, to be worn on clothing in recognition of the sacrifices made in battle.

I couldn't find any vets selling poppies so I gave some Girl Scouts a
donation.

nb

Dee Randall said:

Flanders Field written in French language on my site honoring an ancestor
who died in the Great War - John McCrae's Flander's Field in French language
from "Punch" December 8, 1915.
freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.comdoycemfr.htmOpen ↗
Buried in Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery where there are 14,246 burials and
964 declared missing in action in the vicinity.
A day to remember and honor our soldiers.

I have been to the Meuse-Argonne cemetery. It was a strange experience. We we
wandering around France with no particular destination in mind. As we approached
Verdun we saw a sign for the American military cemetery, and I thought that we
should check it out because my father in law had fought there during WW I with
the American Army. FIL had told me all sorts of stories about the fun stuff they
did in the war, and a couple of sad stories. One of them was about the last day
of the war and how someone on their line had been killed about 10 minutes before
the cease fire took place at 11 am.

It took us about an hour from the time we saw the sign until we reached the
cemetery. It is incredibly beautiful with more than 14,000 white crosses. There
was no one around as we got out of the car and the carillon started playing
America The Beautiful. I thought that it was just for us, until I realized that
it was 12 noon.

My wife headed off in one direction and I headed off in another. After about 10
minutes we headed towards each other and when we met in the middle we looked at
the grave marker and it was a soldier who died Nov.11, 1918. We couldn't help but
wonder if that was the guy that my FIL had told us about, and how odd it was that
we would meet right in front of his grave.

That cemetery is about 10-15 miles from Verdun. When we were looking around the
battle sire park there were were stunned by as French cemetery that seemed to go
on forever. We went up to the chapel and read the information there. That
cemetery had 130,000 graves, but what really stunned me was that it was just the
unknown soldiers, the guys who had been blown to bits and they really didn't know
who they were.

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Dee Randall said:

Flanders Field written in French language on my site honoring an ancestor
who died in the Great War - John McCrae's Flander's Field in French
language
from "Punch" December 8, 1915.
freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.comdoycemfr.htmOpen ↗
Buried in Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery where there are 14,246 burials
and
964 declared missing in action in the vicinity.
A day to remember and honor our soldiers.

I have been to the Meuse-Argonne cemetery. It was a strange experience. We
we
wandering around France with no particular destination in mind. As we
approached
Verdun we saw a sign for the American military cemetery, and I thought
that we
should check it out because my father in law had fought there during WW I
with
the American Army. FIL had told me all sorts of stories about the fun
stuff they
did in the war, and a couple of sad stories. One of them was about the
last day
of the war and how someone on their line had been killed about 10 minutes
before
the cease fire took place at 11 am.

It took us about an hour from the time we saw the sign until we reached
the
cemetery. It is incredibly beautiful with more than 14,000 white crosses.
There
was no one around as we got out of the car and the carillon started
playing
America The Beautiful. I thought that it was just for us, until I
realized that
it was 12 noon.

My wife headed off in one direction and I headed off in another. After
about 10
minutes we headed towards each other and when we met in the middle we
looked at
the grave marker and it was a soldier who died Nov.11, 1918. We couldn't
help but
wonder if that was the guy that my FIL had told us about, and how odd it
was that
we would meet right in front of his grave.

That cemetery is about 10-15 miles from Verdun. When we were looking
around the
battle sire park there were were stunned by as French cemetery that seemed
to go
on forever. We went up to the chapel and read the information there. That
cemetery had 130,000 graves, but what really stunned me was that it was
just the
unknown soldiers, the guys who had been blown to bits and they really
didn't know
who they were.

Thanks for taking the time to write of your experience. I appreciate it.
Dee Dee

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>Debbie
>
>>wrote in message
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>>In Flanders Field
>>
>>By: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918)
>>
>
>Thank you, Debbie. Imitation poppies are sold today (Armistice Day)
>in the UK, to be worn on clothing in recognition of the sacrifices
>made in battle. The poppies represent the poppies growing in
>Flanders fields where earlier those horrendous, bloody battles took
>place, but I think they now represent sacrifices made in all the
>wars.
>

They are sold and worn in Canada as well. Special services are held with 2
minutes of silence at 11 am. The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th
month.

Debbie

Yes - the same in the UK. What I didn't mention was the fact that the
poppies are sold everywhere, even on the streets, and the money goes to help
former servicemen.
Armistice Day has been changed to Remembrance Day and is held on a different
date than November 11, celebrating all wars rather than WWI.

I wish there was some similar remembrance here in the US.

Dora

There used to be.

I have memories from childhood of my grandmother selling poppies. I want
to say it was through the VFW, but I can't remember for sure. I'm only
44, but I can't remember seeing poppies in the US in ages; maybe 20 or
30 years at least.

I was in Canada, on business, this last week. There were poppies
everywhere and worn by just about everyone. On Friday, the 11th, a
special train carried WWII vets across the provinces to Ottawa with
thousands of people lining the route, honoring the veterans. Ironically,
there were editorials in the Canadian newspapers about how Canadians
were forgetting what the poppies meant. If the Canadians are forgetting,
Americans have already forgotten. Sorry state of affairs if you ask
me...Particularly considering that American men and women are dying
everyday in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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They are sold and worn in Canada as well. Special services are held with 2
minutes of silence at 11 am.

Check out this website and take the 5 minutes to watch the video.

http://www.terry-kelly.com/pittance.htm

Gabby

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They are sold and worn in Canada as well. Special services are held
with 2 minutes of silence at 11 am.

Check out this website and take the 5 minutes to watch the video.

http://www.terry-kelly.com/pittance.htm

Thank you.

Debbie