I'm so grateful for all of those that died for our freedom. I think it's so important to remember the people that fought for us and the brutality they lived. The worst part is that this is still going on, we are still using war as a way to solve issues. And in case history hasn't taught us yet, it's not working. So today, more than any other day, ,we remember those that fought for us. I thank my grandparents, may their souls rest in piece and all the others that fought for or were affected by the deaths of the war. We remember you.
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.
-John McCrae 1915
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