accordingtohoyt posted: " In Flanders Fields In Flanders fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on row,That mark our place; and in the skyThe larks, still bravely singing, flyScarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days agoWe lived, felt da" According To Hoyt
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.
– Major John McCrae
World War One distorted everything we know, every way we live. Long before you and I were born, the world had been changed by the long war of the 20th century.
A war that was unnecessary and probably nefarious.
But people don't see history with the Author's eye. And even now, if our country is attacked, even if "them idiots in the white house" brought it about, if our country is attacked, we'll fight.
Today we honor those who died for their nation. We remember those we personally knew.
When our own time comes, let us go with dignity and honor. And if required, allow us to take an honor guard.
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