IN FLANDERS FIELD
(by Lt. Col. John McCrae, M.D. (1872-1918), Canadian Army
In Flanders fields the poopies 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 field
Note: BUDDY POPPY – Veterans of Foreign Wars, Sunnyvale Post 2421 – Honor the Dead by Helping the Living!
Inspired by Col. John McCrae’s “In Flanders Field”, a poem about those who fought and died in France during World War I, the poppy is distributed by veterans organizations around the world as a memorial flower. Since 1922, the artificial Buddy Poppy has been dispensed by the VFW as a means of raising funds to help needy and disabled veterans, members of the armed forces and their dependents, widows and orphans of deceased veterans, to support the VFW National Home, to perpetuate the memory and history of our dead. VFW Post 2421 meets on the first Thursday monthly at 7pm, 408-246-2288, poka513@comcast.net
Ceremonies on May 25:
- 11am at Oak Hill Memorial Park, 300 Curtner Ave, San Jose.
- 11am at Golden Gate National Cemetery, 1300 Sneath Lane (along Freeway 280), San Bruno.
- 1pm at Oak Hill Field of Honor, 300 Curtner Ave, San Jose.
- 3:30pm at Central Park (near Veterans Memorial), 969 Kiely Blvd, Santa Clara.
Vet Services Office: 68 N Winchester, Santa Clara, CA 95050, 408-553-6000
Vet Center: 278 N 2nd, San Jose, CA 95112, 408-993-0729
Blog: We received our ‘Buddy Poppy’ at 1130am at the base of the ramp of the DeCA in Moffett Field after shopping for grocery. At 1133am, we exited the Moffett Field Main Gate. I stuck out my tongue at the camera located at the left central guard’s box – my bad!
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Hello Flynn, nice, and good luck!