John McCrae's "In Flanders Fields" remains to this day one of the most memorable war poems ever written. It is a lasting legacy of the terrible battle in the Ypres salient in the spring of 1915. Here ...

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 ...

Like Memorial Day, Veterans Day sprang from war. Unlike Memorial Day when we remember and honor our fallen heroes, Veterans Day is an opportunity to honor all who have answered the call to serve 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 ...

John McCrae’s world-famous poem, reflecting on the enormous sacrifices of the First World War, will be recited countless times this Remembrance Day, as it is every year. It’s etched into the hearts of ...

YPRES, Belgium (AP) — A World War I soldier finally found his resting place on Wednesday after he went missing at the height of the carnage in 1917 and his remains were found four years ago. The ...

“In Flanders fields the poppies blow / Between the crosses, row on row …. ” So begins “In Flanders Fields,” written in 1915 by John McCrae, a Canadian poet and military physician. “The poem’s powerful ...

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

Observing these weeks of passion at the World Cup Championship in the German Republic is both a pleasure and a challenge. The poet reminds us, “What was, is now.” When I read the exuberance of the cup ...