Time to Remember.....Veteran's Day 2015

[ReignetteC]

Thanks, Eva, for posting the poem, "In Flanders Fields." This poem is very popular in Canada where most school children can easily recite it. Not so here in the U.S. FYI: In the U.S., Veterans Day honors our military veterans, while our Memorial Day holiday remembers those who died. Each year, right before the Memorial Day holiday, the American Legion and other groups offer artificial poppies in exchange for a donation, and one usually sees them outside grocery stores, etc. I love to talk to these folks as most are usually veterans and have an interesting story about their service. When I refer to the poem, "In Flanders Fields," most of the older vets can recite a few lines, but the younger ones . . . clueless. The poem has a great story behind it and it needs to be shared, especially in schools.