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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 ...
Wilfred Edward Salter Owen MC (18 March 1893 – 4 November 1918) was an English poet and soldier. He was one of the leading poets of the First World War.His war poetry on the horrors of trenches and gas warfare was much influenced by his mentor Siegfried Sassoon and stood in contrast to the public perception of war at the time and to the confidently patriotic verse written by earlier war ...
Robert W. Service. Robert William Service (16 January 1874 – 11 September 1958) was a Scottish-Canadian poet and writer, often called "the Bard of the Yukon ". Born in Lancashire of Scottish descent, he was a bank clerk by trade, but spent long periods travelling in the west in the United States and Canada, often in poverty.
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
Little Boy Blue (poem) " Little Boy Blue " is a poem by Eugene Field about the death of a child, a sentimental but beloved theme in 19th-century poetry. Contrary to popular belief, the poem is not about the death of Field's son, who died several years after its publication. Field once admitted that the words "Little Boy Blue" occurred to him ...
The Kennedy Middle School in Natick hosted its annual Veterans Breakfast on Thursday, welcoming 27 area veterans to speak with students. Veterans Day: War heroes share stories, poems with students ...