In Flanders Fields
By John McCrae
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.
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Soldiers and Marines pose at the only remaining bricks from the original Indianapolis Motor Speedway track. The servicemembers were guests of Checkers/Rally's restaurants for the Checkers/Rally's Indy 500 Pit Stop Challenge. Photo by Samantha L. Quigley 