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Originally 'posted' by John McCrae
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.

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Originally 'posted' by Moira Michael
Oh! you who sleep in Flanders Fields,
Sleep sweet - to rise anew!
We caught the torch you threw
And holding high, we keep the Faith
With All who died.

We cherish, too, the poppy red
That grows on fields where valor led;
It seems to signal to the skies
That blood of heroes never dies,
But lends a lustre to the red
Of the flower that blooms above the dead
In Flanders Fields.

And now the Torch and Poppy Red
We wear in honor of our dead.
Fear not that ye have died for naught;
We'll teach the lesson that ye wrought
In Flanders Fields.

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Tomorrow is Veteran's Day, and to me that means a whole lot more than a magnet on my car and a bunch of empty words and promises that still go unfulfilled. And it ought to mean a lot more to everyone.

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Here's hoping for more thoughtful, committed leadership in the days to come — committed to making things better for our troops and their families, and not just to public bluster and PR maneuvers. I have a lot of hope that with the addition of the experienced voices of Jim Webb and Joe Sestak and all the other fighting dems that just got elected, our veterans will have a renewed voice in Washington.

To all of our veterans, past and present, thank you.

And to those folks who are currently in uniform and in the field, please, stay safe. We are thinking about you, your friends and families. We honor your sacrifices today, and we hope for better for all of us in the days to come.

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Originally posted by Geezer:
This is nothing special. Most everyone in the US can relate a similar story. We are defended by citizen-soldiers, who do their tour, or fight their war, and come home to be the guy who builds your house, or fixes your car, or teaches your kids how to read. You are surrounded by heroes.

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Originally posted by Siri:
I, too, remember my father who died in 2002. He was with the Third Marine Division when they raised the flag on Imo Jima in WWII.

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