Memorial Day

[Larry Richards]

[Gavin]

In Flanders Fields

By: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918)

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 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 fields.

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I visited my fathers grave yesterday at the Springfield Veterans Cemetary. RIP and Semper Fi pop.

Thanks to my uncles. 1 fought and was wounded in Africa with Pattons tanks. He died of those wounds. Another was a POW in Korea. To this day the only thing he will say about it is "yep, I fought in Korea and was taken by the enemy" His silver & bronze stars say something else that he refuses to tell us and after he has passed, we will open the safe deposit box and find out what he did to earn those medals.

Several Marine and Soliders that I have known though the years that have died in OIF and GWOT. RIP, any hopefully they knew that the majority of Americans and the people they fought to liberate are grateful to their service.

Hope everyone enjoyed their bbqs, day on the lake, and shopping for bargins.