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On this Memorial Day weekend I want to leave you with these thoughts..
Posted on 5/29/22 at 9:56 pm
Posted on 5/29/22 at 9:56 pm
"In Flanders Fields" is a war poem written during the First World War by Canadian physician Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae. He was inspired to write it on May 3, 1915, after presiding over the funeral of friend and fellow soldier Lieutenant Alexis Helmer, who died in the Second Battle of Ypres.
In Flanders Fields
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.
Also one last thought that many vets can agree on..
If you want to thank a soldier, be the kind of American worth fighting for!
I will be opening a bottle of Benchmark Old Number 8 brand to celebrate all my fallen brothers who could not be here today.
In Flanders Fields
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.
Also one last thought that many vets can agree on..
If you want to thank a soldier, be the kind of American worth fighting for!
I will be opening a bottle of Benchmark Old Number 8 brand to celebrate all my fallen brothers who could not be here today.
Posted on 5/29/22 at 10:11 pm to TigerMikeAtl
quote:
In Flanders Fields, the poppies blow
The glass bridge “entering“ the WWI Museum in Kansas City crosses over some poppies. The painted metal flowers represent American servicemen that died in the war. It is quite profound, even in its simplicity. Thank God for those willing to make the ultimate sacrifice.
Posted on 5/29/22 at 10:22 pm to TigerMikeAtl
WWI was the birth of the modern and later post modern worldview. Our culture has never recovered from it and the unmoored nihilism has only grown. I had a history teacher who once said that WWI killed the soul of the west.
Posted on 5/29/22 at 10:27 pm to jimmy the leg
Remember when everyone would wear poppies to celebrate this holiday? I do. Seems another custom of a great country that has been lost.
Posted on 5/29/22 at 11:14 pm to jimmy the leg
Every single person drawing a breath should visit the World War I Museum in Kansas City.
Make sure to watch the 10-15 min film before seeing the exhibits.
Make sure to watch the 10-15 min film before seeing the exhibits.
Posted on 5/29/22 at 11:23 pm to KCRoyalBlue
I belonged to a command in KC and we did a lot of command events there. It’s a great site.
Posted on 5/30/22 at 9:45 am to jimmy the leg
The Infantry Museum is a great visit for anyone in the Columbus, GA area.
Posted on 5/30/22 at 11:46 am to TigerMikeAtl
Could the brave soldiers that died for this country ever envision what it would be like today?
Posted on 5/30/22 at 11:56 am to TigerMikeAtl
WWI was pure, useless death, and we never should have gotten involved.
Posted on 5/30/22 at 12:22 pm to TigerMikeAtl
But why Poppies? Of all the flowers, why that one?
I ask with great honor and respect for one of our greatest WW1 vets Major General Smedley Butler, (the Maverick Marine).
In Memorial!
I ask with great honor and respect for one of our greatest WW1 vets Major General Smedley Butler, (the Maverick Marine).
In Memorial!
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