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''In Flanders Fields'' is a well-known war poem written by Canadian soldier John McRae during the [[First World War]]. It was inspired by a war cemetery in France where wild poppies grew between the grave markers. MacRae wrote the poem after conducting the funeral ceremony of a friend who was killed during an [[artillery]] bombardment in the [[Ypres Salient]] in 1915.<ref>http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/flanders.htm</ref>

== The poem ==

''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.'' 

== Legacy ==

Thanks to MacRae's poem, the [[poppy]] has become a symbol of remembrance and respect for [[veterans]]. The wearing of a poppy on [[Remembrance Day]] and [[Veteran's Day]] has become a tradition in the [[United States]], [[Canada]], the [[United Kingdom]], [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]].<ref>http://www.legion.ca/Poppy/campaign_e.cfm</ref>

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+'''"In Flanders Fields"''' is a well-known war poem written by Canadian soldier John McRae during the [[First World War]]. It was inspired by a war cemetery in France where wild poppies grew between the grave markers. MacRae wrote the poem after conducting the funeral ceremony of a friend who was killed during an [[artillery]] bombardment in the [[Ypres Salient]] in 1915.<ref>http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/flanders.htm</ref>
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