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The city of San Mateo in central California recently constructed and dedicated this Memorial in Central Park to its "Fallen Heroes" who made the "ultimate sacrifice" and lost their lives while in the line of duty and service in the Armed Forces, the San Mateo Police Department and San Mateo Fire Department.

The red color of the Memorial was inspired by the World War I poem "In Flanders Fields" in which the opening lines refer to red poppies as the first flowers to grow in the soil from soldier's graves in the Flanders region of Belgium.
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"In Flanders fields the poppies grow
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".

* poem by John McCrae (1872-1918)

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.

John McCrae

Lest we Forget

In Flanders Fields
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.

John McCrae
Lest We Forget

In Flanders Fields

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.

~ 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."

from the poem by the war poet
John McCrae 1872-1918

Freitagsblümchen - friday flora

WWI Battlefields - Ypres salient - Essex Farm Advanced dressing station and cemetery, Flanders, Belgium

Essex Farm was one of the key frontline spots in the Ypres salient during th e first world war. It housed an advanced dressing station where casualties were first treated when they were brought from the frontline by stretcher bearers. It was dug into the banks of the Ypres-Yzer Canal which was the frontline held by British and Canadian forces.

Nowadays the site is dominated by the Essex Farm cemetery, a World War I, Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground. There are 1,204 dead commemorated, of which 104 are unidentified. It's one of dozens of Commonwealth cemeteries in the Ypres salient.

John McCrae

Essex farm cemetery also houses the John McCrae memorial site. McCrae was a lieutenant-colonel in the Canadian army who worked as a surgeon in the advanced dressing station. A larger -then-life figure he was well known by all the troops in the surrounding areas and far beyond.
His unshattered optimism and skills as a docter made him a very popular man. In his limited time off he would be seen behind the lines riding his horse Bonfire with his dog Bonhomme following. He was a poet and a great storyteller and wrote letters for his nephews and nieces in Canada from the perspective of Bonfire, signed with his hoof!
He witnessed the aftermaths of one of the first gas attacks in Flanders in 1915 and when one of his best friends in the army was killed he wrote a poem the day after that still resonates to this day. It's called "In Flanders Fields".
McCrae fell ill later in the war and died of pneumonia in january 1918. So loved he was that his funeral was a big event even in wartorn Flanders with many troops present and a procession lead by Bonfire.

On the photo:
Esses Farm Commonwealth war cemetery. Shot with a Leica Q, augustus 2022. Note that some of the graves are grouped together. This happens when the men were found together.

WWI Battlefields - Ypres salient - Essex Farm Advanced dressing station and cemetery, Flanders, Belgium

Essex Farm was one of the key frontline spots in the Ypres salient during th e first world war. It housed an advanced dressing station where casualties were first treated when they were brought from the frontline by stretcher bearers. It was dug into the banks of the Ypres-Yzer Canal which was the frontline held by British and Canadian forces.

Nowadays the site is dominated by the Essex Farm cemetery, a World War I, Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground. There are 1,204 dead commemorated, of which 104 are unidentified. It's one of dozens of Commonwealth cemeteries in the Ypres salient.

John MCrae

Essex farm cemetery also houses the John McCrae memorial site. McCCrae was a lieutenant-colonel in the Canadian army who worked as a surgeon in the advanced dressing station. A larger -then-life figure he was well known by all the troops in the surrounding areas and far beyond.
His unshattered optimism and skills as a docter made him a very popular man. In his limited time off he would be seen behind the lines riding his horse Bonfire with his dog Bonhomme following. He was a poet and a great storyteller and wrote letters for his nephews and nieces in Canada from the perspective of Bonfire, signed with his hoof!
He witnessed the aftermaths of one of the first gas attacks in Flanders in 1915 and when one of his best friends in the army was killed he wrote a poem the day after that still resonates to this day. It's called "In Flanders Fields".
McCrae fell ill later in the war and died of pneumonia in january 1918. So loved he was that his funeral was a big event even in wartorn Flanders with many troops present and a procession lead by Bonfire.

On the photo:
Advanced dressing station at Essex Farm, augustus 2022. Tonemapped using three handheld shots with a Leica Q.

WWI Battlefields - Ypres salient - Essex Farm Advanced dressing station and cemetery, Flanders, Belgium

Essex Farm was one of the key frontline spots in the Ypres salient during th e first world war. It housed an advanced dressing station where casualties were first treated when they were brought from the frontline by stretcher bearers. It was dug into the banks of the Ypres-Yzer Canal which was the frontline held by British and Canadian forces.

Nowadays the site is dominated by the Essex Farm cemetery, a World War I, Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground. There are 1,204 dead commemorated, of which 104 are unidentified. It's one of dozens of Commonwealth cemeteries in the Ypres salient.

John MCrae

Essex farm cemetery also houses the John McCrae memorial site. McCrae was a lieutenant-colonel in the Canadian army who worked as a surgeon in the advanced dressing station. A larger -then-life figure he was well known by all the troops in the surrounding areas and far beyond.
His unshattered optimism and skills as a docter made him a very popular man. In his limited time off he would be seen behind the lines riding his horse Bonfire with his dog Bonhomme following. He was a poet and a great storyteller and wrote letters for his nephews and nieces in Canada from the perspective of Bonfire, signed with his hoof!
He witnessed the aftermaths of one of the first gas attacks in Flanders in 1915 and when one of his best friends in the army was killed he wrote a poem the day after that still resonates to this day. It's called "In Flanders Fields".
McCrae fell ill later in the war and died of pneumonia in january 1918. So loved he was that his funeral was a big event even in wartorn Flanders with many troops present and a procession lead by Bonfire.

On the photo:
Advanced dressing station at Essex Farm. Shot with a Leica Q, augustus 2022.

WWI Battlefields - Ypres salient - Essex Farm Advanced dressing station and cemetery, Flanders, Belgium

Essex Farm was one of the key frontline spots in the Ypres salient during th e first world war. It housed an advanced dressing station where casualties were first treated when they were brought from the frontline by stretcher bearers. It was dug into the banks of the Ypres-Yzer Canal which was the frontline held by British and Canadian forces.

Nowadays the site is dominated by the Essex Farm cemetery, a World War I, Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground. There are 1,204 dead commemorated, of which 104 are unidentified. It's one of dozens of Commonwealth cemeteries in the Ypres salient.

John MCrae

Essex farm cemetery also houses the John McCrae memorial site. McCCrae was a lieutenant-colonel in the Canadian army who worked as a surgeon in the advanced dressing station. A larger -then-life figure he was well known by all the troops in the surrounding areas and far beyond.
His unshattered optimism and skills as a docter made him a very popular man. In his limited time off he would be seen behind the lines riding his horse Bonfire with his dog Bonhomme following. He was a poet and a great storyteller and wrote letters for his nephews and nieces in Canada from the perspective of Bonfire, signed with his hoof!
He witnessed the aftermaths of one of the first gas attacks in Flanders in 1915 and when one of his best friends in the army was killed he wrote a poem the day after that still resonates to this day. It's called "In Flanders Fields".
McCrae fell ill later in the war and died of pneumonia in january 1918. So loved he was that his funeral was a big event even in wartorn Flanders with many troops present and a procession lead by Bonfire.

On the photo:
John McCrae memorial, Exssex Farm cemetery. Shot with a Leica Q, augustus 2022.

John McCrae

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Book :

Maija Isola
Life Art Marimekko
Design Museo
Helsinki
2005

CD :

Benjamin Britten
War Requiem
Decca
1963

iMusic :

The Teardrop Explodes
Poppies In The Field
Mercury
1980

A GMArmistice ...

LEONARD COHEN RECITES "IN FLANDERS FIELDS"
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LEONARD COHEN RECITES "IN FLANDERS FIELDS"
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LEONARD COHEN RECITES "IN FLANDERS FIELDS"
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My title is based on John McCrae's world-famous poem about the war. The true title is 'In Flanders Fields' and as an inhabitant of Belgium's Flanders I am well aware of this. You can find the text below.
This photo was taken in England, when I saw a field with wildflowers on a walk near Beverston. I'm now posting it because tomorrow is November 11th - Remembrance Day or Armistice Day in Belgium. It would be so nice if we could have another Armistice and stop innocent killings.

In Flanders Fields

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.

John McCrae

At this pub is a reminder of the need for small donations all across the world to pay for the armed conflict against invasion of Ukraine on February 24 and ongoing still in November 2022. At this credit card payment station is this QR code that smartphone users on Wifi or who have cellphone service can scan to view the donation page. A different but related fund-raiser tied to armed conflict is the box at the right with crafted poppies for the UK celebration of Remembrance Day (Armistice signing day on Nov. 11 in 1918). People who wish to buy a poppy leave some money and then attach the flower symbol "In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row..." (John McCrae).

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Remember Flanders
Ruth Abernathy - Sculptor
Ottawa, Ontario

www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/national-inv...