Jefferson City in Cole County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
World War I Memorial
The Honorable Ike Skelton
U.S. Congressman (1977-2011)
In Flanders Fields
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.
By: Lt. Colonel John McCrae, MD Canadian Army - May 1915
Erected 2014.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.
Location. 38° 33.865′ N, 92° 10.131′ W. Marker is in Jefferson City, Missouri, in Cole County. Memorial is on Chestnut Street, 0.1 miles north of Dawson Drive when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 816 Chestnut St, Jefferson City MO 65101, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. During the next four decades (a few steps from this marker);
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