Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae (1872 - 1918)
En 1915, prθs des tranchιes du saillant d'Ypres, John McCrae composa In Flanders Fields, l'un des plus cιlθbres poθmes de la Premiθre Guerre mondiale. Nι ΰ Guelph, en Ontario, John . . . — — Map (db m265705) WM
[Nederland]
De Canadese majoor, later luitenant-kolonel, John McCrae schreef op 2/3 mei 1915 in deze omgeving zijn beroemde gedicht "In Flanders Fields".
Zijn medische hulppost', zag er toen helemaal anders uit. McCrae beschikte in de . . . — — Map (db m265451) HM
Until April 1915 the canal bank at this point was more than 6 kilometres behind the front line. After the gas attack on 22 April 1915, this line moved forward to Boezinge. During the Second Battle of Ieper the canal bank was defended by the 1st . . . — — Map (db m262250) HM
In Flander's Field
by John McCrae
In Flander's 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 . . . — — Map (db m152727) HM WM
Since World War I, the poppy has stood as a symbol of remembrance and pledge to never forget all who have fallen in war and military operations. Prior to World War I, few poppies grew in the fields of Flanders which were located in Belgium and . . . — — Map (db m210298) HM
In their first major engagement of the Great War, Canadian soldiers gained international recognition for their courageous and determined defence of Allied positions in the Ypres Salient. They faced overwhelming odds, including the first large scale . . . — — Map (db m261449) HM WM
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 . . . — — Map (db m265450) HM WM
In Flanders Fields John McCrae, 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. . . . — — Map (db m187566) HM
Erected by the Rural School Children of Woodson County in honor of the Woodson County Boys who entered the World War and in memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice
To you, from failing hands,
We throw the torch --
Be yours to hold . . . — — Map (db m55982) WM
Moina Michael, educator, patriot, and internationally known as The Poppy Lady, was born near here August 15, 1869. A granite boulder marks her birthplace. She received her early education at Braswell Academy and at Martin Institute, Jefferson, . . . — — Map (db m19827) HM
Dedicated to All Veterans
Past, Present, and Future
The Little Park With A Big Heart
Authentic Corn Poppies from Flanders Fields
[In Flanders Fields]
[John McCrae - 1872-1918]
In Flanders fields . . . — — Map (db m207419) WM
Dedicated Veterans Day Celebration Nov. 11, 2014
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 . . . — — Map (db m169384) WM
World War I
Killed in Action
PVT Dilmus Brown PVT Fred Foster
PVT Edgar Coots PVT Willie H. Davis
PVT Lewis S. Fields PVT Manus Sanders
PVT Andrew Jacks PVT Lincoln Jackson
PVT Pencila W. Thomas
In Flanders Fields by John . . . — — Map (db m207880) WM
The Great War
2018 marks the centennial end of the Great War (1914-1918), known later as World War I.
The United States entered the war in April 1917 with the first troops arriving in Europe during the late fall of 1917. By the end of . . . — — Map (db m139835) HM
Erected by
Senator and Mrs. Curry
in memory of their son
Captain Leon Hall Curry
and his Brothers in Arms
from
Cumberland County
who gave their lives
to their country
in the Great German War
1914 - 1918
[Roll of Honored . . . — — Map (db m108029) WM
Thomas Callahan
George H. Hemme
Raymond V. Patton
Edwin C. Smith
George J. Nolte
Clifford Lambert
Glenn Truesdale
Claude L. Walterick
Herman Weaver
William A. Sheeter
Ferrell R. Swink
"Their valor shall . . . — — Map (db m166760) WM
"The world must be made safe for democracy"
President Woodrow Wilson
War message to Congress · April 2, 1917
World War I
significantly changed the European map
June 28, 1914 Assassination of Archduke Franz . . . — — Map (db m215268) HM WM
[Cenotaph]
A Soldier
of the Great War
A Canadian Regiment
Known Unto God
In Flanders Fields
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
. . . — — Map (db m258451) WM
