Canadian John McCrae, a World War I battlefield surgeon, wrote the poem "In Flanders Field" that made the red poppy a symbol of life and remembrance.Share This Article It is perhaps the most famous poem to come
becamea powerful recruiting toolfor the Allies. (Lines from the poem and red poppies even appearedon the back of the Canadian $10 billfor a time.) Red poppies began to appear not just on posters encouraging people to sign up for
his family had been trying -- for almost a century -- to find out how he died. Soon they will visit the war cemetery in which he is buried. The poppy is, to them, a sign that his sacrifice is not forgotten.Poppies became the emblem of the fallen. When, a year or two ago, I...
Whether this poppy mixture being within the toys is necessary for the transference of the human or as a type of fuel for the toys to live off of remains unclear. It is interesting to note that Poppy Playtime chose a flower that's tied to death and remembrance as the centerpiece for its...
this morning - the day of remembrance - we are more in awe of an influenza from the sneeze of a Vietnamese hen than the reality of what were two manmade conflicts.The symbol of remembrance are the poppies, plucked from Flanders' fields to say we have not forgotten those who have ...