). The poem "In Flanders Fields" never sounded so poignant, and I was reminded of another beautiful poem about the sadness and futility of World War I written by the British poet Roland Aubrey ...

Dear Readers: Today is Memorial Day. In honor of all those who have served in the armed forces, we are printing this famous poem from World War I, written in 1915 by Lt. Col. John McCrae, M.D. McCrae, ...

Q I am trying to locate the poem “In Flanders Fields.” If you find it, would you be so kind as to print it in time for Memorial Day? –A.G., Williamsburg In Flanders Fields” is one of the most famous ...

Just before Remembrance Day, four handwritten copies of John McCrae’s iconic war poem In Flanders Fields have been recognized and added to the Canadian Commission for UNESCO’s Canada Memory of the ...

YPRES, Belgium (AP) — Crimson poppies still dance in the breeze as if nothing horrific happened in Flanders Fields. But a century after the start of World War I, the flowers endure as a symbol of war ...