Armistice Day

[Brian37]

In Flanders Fields
BY JOHN MCCRAE

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.

That was sad, bittersweet and beautiful. Thanks for posting this. To bad something like this is lost on the orange turd. I don't think he has any grasp on the brutality of war. Today's ceremony is not just honoring the dead, but a stark reminder of what humans worldwide should seek to avoid.