1,043 American soldiers perished in Belgium during World War I, 368 of whom are interred at Flanders Field American Cemetery. Today, Memorial Day, we remember their courage—and the courage of all ...

McGill University's Osler Library holds four copies of John McCrae's poem, each one speaking volumes about how the human ...

When we wear a red poppy or take a moment of silence, we are saying, 'Thank you. We have not forgotten, and we will not ...

YPRES, Belgium – Crimson poppies still dance in the breeze as if nothing horrific happened in Flanders Fields. But a century after the start of World War I, the flowers endure as a symbol of war dead, ...

W hile solemn Veterans Day remembrance ceremonies were taking place at the National WWI Museum and Memorial on Tuesday, ...

YPRES, Belgium (AP) — Crimson poppies still dance in the breeze as if nothing horrific happened in Flanders Fields. But a century after the start of World War I, the flowers endure as a symbol of war ...

“In Flanders fields the poppies blow/ Between the crosses, row on row" These words, penned by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, a Canadian who served as a brigade surgeon for an Allied artillery unit on ...

Every year on the anniversary of the 1918 Armistice, English-speaking countries traditionally wear a poppy, while the French ...

Memorial Day is not just the unofficial start of summer, but is actually a day of remembrance for those who died while serving in the armed forces. It's also not about sales and advertisements to buy ...

On Veteran's Day, we honor and celebrate American veterans. One of the most prominent symbols associated with veterans is the poppy. Although most have heard the poem "In Flanders Fields" and seen ...

Again, poppy flowers are weeds, technically, so it’s not uncommon to find them in fields out in the wild. But that’s also why they symbolize rebirth and resilience; they don’t die quickly and pretty ...

In this Saturday, May 3, 2014 photo, poppies blow near a barbed wire fence in Geluwe, Belgium. Red poppies were first symbolized as a means of remembrance by Canadian World War I soldier and surgeon ...