Lest We Forget...

[ratherastory]

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.

~Major John McCrae

Comments

[4422shini.livejournal.com]

Well said. Today we Remember what we have lost, and all that we have gained.

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

One of my favourite quotes says: "Victory is not in what was gained alone, but in what was lost in the millions."

Everything we have comes at a cost, and it behooves us to remember it and honour those who sacrificed so much for us to have it.

(I really need a more serious icon for posts like these)

[tabaqui]

I love those poems. To my dad, remembered this day, and to all of them still fighting.

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

Art speaks the loudest in times like these. I'm sorry for your loss.

[tabaqui]

Thank you, bb.

[jamafanta.livejournal.com]

Thank you

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

It's the very least I can do.

[dopeyangel101.livejournal.com]

Glad to see people on here care.
Thank you.

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

There are more of us than you think. :)

I post this every year in both my journals. It seems like the bare minimum to do, to remember the sacrifices that were made so that I can enjoy the freedom I have now.

[tifaching.livejournal.com]

Thanks for posting this.

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

It's my pleasure. As I've said before, it seems like the very least I can do.

[blackrabbit42.livejournal.com]

Thanks for remembering. My brother came home from Iraq in a flag draped coffin. This is a tough day for my family.

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

"Victory is not in what was gained alone, but in what was lost in the millions."

It's really the very least I could do. I am so sorry for your loss.