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The Meaning of the Poppy and Armistice Day

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“In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae May, 1915 In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, Continue Reading →

What is Memorial Day all about? The History and the Facts

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Memorial Day, celebrated on the last Monday of the month of May, began as a day to “decorate” the graves of both Northern and Southern Civil War dead with flowers in remembrance Continue Reading →