This work by John McCrae, in its small way, has an effect as great as any poem. It touched people, and gave them a symbol. Much greater poets have achieved much less. The British wear poppies on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. John McCrae pictured with his dog in an undated photo. Serving as a medical officer in the Canadian Expeditionary Force as a ...

During a recent visit to the LBJ Library in Austin, I discovered that one of President Lyndon Johnson's favorite poems is "In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae. While researching the poem, a remarkable ...

One of the most enduring symbols to veterans is that of the poppy flower, made famous by the poem In Flanders Fields, written in 1915 by Lt. Col. John McCrae […] ...

During our school years we are taught many things which help us throughout our lives: reading, writing, arithmetic (but maybe not algebra). When reading poetry we are taught to read line by line. In ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SANNERVILLE, FRANCE - JUNE 05: Poppies blossom in the grass as 280 paratroopers take part in a parachute drop onto fields at ...

Just before Remembrance Day, four handwritten copies of John McCrae’s iconic war poem In Flanders Fields have been recognized and added to the Canadian Commission for UNESCO’s Canada Memory of the ...