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Wiffledust's Blog – May 2011 Archive (1)
"In Flanders Fields the Poppies Blow..."
My father was not a poet and not the type to go around quoting poetry. But for some reason, every Memorial Day he would recite this poem from memory. He was born just after World War I ended, and he was a World War II Vet himself. He never said why he liked or recited this poem, but he used to always bring me a Poppy on Memorial Day that he got from his VFW post. So, I just thought I'd post it up, in order that we could all remember the enormous amount of sacrifice that has been put forth…
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