November 12, 2009
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We Are The Dead.
In America, November 11 is the day to celebrate the living and dead veterans who have fought for our country.
But in other countries, November 11 is also known as “Remembrance Day”, a day to remember those who have died fighting for their country. America has Memorial Day for that.
November 11 is the day the Armistice was signed, which signaled the end of World War I in 1918. Most of the battles were fought in France, where poppies grew abundantly across No Man’s Land.
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 amidst 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 the quarrel with our foe,
- Lt. Colonol John McCrae (1872 – 1918)
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
