LTC Private RallyPoint Member 1103304 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>In Flanders fields the poppies blow<br />Between the crosses, row on row,<br />That mark our place; and in the sky<br />The larks, still bravely singing, fly<br />Scarce heard amid the guns below.<br /><br />We are the Dead. Short days ago<br />We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,<br />Loved and were loved, and now we lie<br />In Flanders fields.<br /><br />Take up our quarrel with the foe:<br />To you from failing hands we throw<br />The torch; be yours to hold it high.<br />If ye break faith with us who die<br />We shall not sleep, though poppies grow<br />In Flanders fields.<br /><br />by John McCrae, May 1915 2015-11-12T00:51:05-05:00 LTC Private RallyPoint Member 1103304

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>In Flanders fields the poppies blow<br />Between the crosses, row on row,<br />That mark our place; and in the sky<br />The larks, still bravely singing, fly<br />Scarce heard amid the guns below.<br /><br />We are the Dead. Short days ago<br />We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,<br />Loved and were loved, and now we lie<br />In Flanders fields.<br /><br />Take up our quarrel with the foe:<br />To you from failing hands we throw<br />The torch; be yours to hold it high.<br />If ye break faith with us who die<br />We shall not sleep, though poppies grow<br />In Flanders fields.<br /><br />by John McCrae, May 1915

2015-11-12T00:51:05-05:00 2015-11-12T00:51:05-05:00 Capt Seid Waddell 1103369

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Classic, and appropriate to the day.

2015-11-12T01:33:40-05:00 2015-11-12T01:33:40-05:00 PVT Robert Gresham 1103409

<div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-67902"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fin-flanders-fields-poem%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=In+Flanders+fields+Poem&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fin-flanders-fields-poem&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AIn Flanders fields Poem%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/in-flanders-fields-poem" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="d34cf31a064f4fb6d8bb3bc81c6c95da" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/067/902/for_gallery_v2/1b111ad8.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/067/902/large_v3/1b111ad8.jpg" alt="1b111ad8" /></a></div></div><a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="209691" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/209691-12a-engineer-officer-pacom-hq-pacom">LTC Private RallyPoint Member</a>, just a picture to put to the beautiful poem. Thank You !!

2015-11-12T02:10:35-05:00 2015-11-12T02:10:35-05:00 Cpl Jeff N. 1103499

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>One of my favorites. I usually post this on Veterans day in a few spots as well. It is a classic.

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