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In Flanders Fields. " In Flanders Fields " is a war poem in the form of a rondeau, written during the First World War by Canadian physician Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae. He was inspired to write it on May 3, 1915, after presiding over the funeral of friend and fellow soldier Lieutenant Alexis Helmer, who died in the Second Battle of Ypres.
Facing It. " Facing It " is a poem by American poet and author Yusef Komunyakaa. It is a reflection on Komunyakaa's first visit to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Komunyakaa served in Vietnam and was discharged from the Army in 1966, during which time he wrote for army newspaper Southern Cross. It is the second poem written by Komunyakaa about ...
Henry Allingham in 2007 "Last Post" is a poem written by Carol Ann Duffy, the Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom, in 2009.It was commissioned by the BBC to mark the deaths of Henry Allingham and Harry Patch, two of the last three surviving British veterans from the First World War, and was first broadcast on the BBC Radio 4 programme Today on 30 July 2009, the date of Allingham's funeral.
Abraham Lincoln. “Honor to the soldier and sailor everywhere, who bravely bears his country’s cause. Honor, also, to the citizen who cares for his brother in the field and serves, as he best ...
Different from other patriotic holidays like the 4th of July and Memorial Day—Veterans Days acts as a time where we thank all of the men and women who have served in the military at one point or ...
6. "Honoring the sacrifices many have made for our country in the name of freedom and democracy is the very foundation of Veterans Day." — Charles B. Rangel. 7. "True heroism is remarkably sober ...
Just a Common Soldier. "Just a Common Soldier ", also known as " A Soldier Died Today ", is a poem written in 1987. Written and published in 1987 by Canadian veteran and columnist A. Lawrence Vaincourt, it now appears in a number of anthologies and newspapers, particularly around Remembrance Day. [1] The Australian Legion included it in their ...
Drum-Taps) ; The Patriotic Poems I (Poems of War) ; 1865 A Song for Occupations " A song for occupations!" Leaves of Grass (Book XV.) 1855 A Song of Joys " O to make the most jubilant song!" Leaves of Grass (Book XI.) A Song of the Rolling Earth " A song of the rolling earth, and of words according," Leaves of Grass (Book XVI.) 1856 A Twilight Song