“In Flanders fields the poppies blow / Between the crosses, row on row …. ” So begins “In Flanders Fields,” written in 1915 by John McCrae, a Canadian poet and military physician. “The poem’s powerful ...
“Each one of those poppies represent someone, mom, dad, sister, brother, uncle that has paid the ultimate sacrifice,” said Ronnie Wright, a military affairs representative for USAA and 31-year Navy ...
How did the annual red poppy — Papaver rhoeas — come to symbolize Memorial Day and various other war memorial ceremonies? The origins can be traced to a poem titled "In Flanders Fields," written by ...
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