Tag: trenches
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A Day In Flanders Fields
Read more: A Day In Flanders FieldsIn Flanders Fields the poppy’s 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…
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Victory at Vimy Ridge
Read more: Victory at Vimy RidgeAfter an emotional day at Juno, we spent a pretty quiet night at a small inn in Rouen. We had some great discussions with the girls about the World Wars. They asked some pretty good questions, such as, “Why would countries encourage their people to ship off to kill each other?” and “When we know…