Remembrance Day: In Flanders Fields By: John McCrae May 3, 1915

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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.

Images: Essex County Cenotaph - Windsor, Ontario
Taken: August 29, 2019

Image: Flags of The Fallen. Windsor -
Essex Remembrance Day Ceremony
Taken: November 11, 2019
(outside Windsor’s City Hall Square)

Additional Images From 2019

Image #1: A lone guard stands silent at the Windsor-Essex County War Memorial Cenotaph, as ceremonies commence.


Image #2: Wreaths of Remembrance


Image #3: Windsor Fire, Windsor Police and the service men & women of the HCMS Hunter stand in tribute, during ceremonies.
Location: Windsor, ON, Canada

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