[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 69 (Friday, May 24, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E914]
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              POEM BY LT. COL. JOHN McCRAE ON MEMORIAL DAY

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                             HON. BOB STUMP

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 23, 2002

  Mr. STUMP. Mr. Speaker, on Memorial Day, the nation will honor, 
remember and thank those who gave their lives in the service of the 
nation. I want to commend to my colleagues' attention the well-known 
poem ``In Flanders Field'' by Lt. Col. John McCrae, as a reminder of 
the sacrifices made by service men and women in preserving our freedoms 
and democracy.
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                           In Flanders Field

           By Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918)

     In Flanders Field 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 two days ago
     We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
     Loved and were loved, and now we lie
     In Flanders field.
     Take up our quarrel with the foe:
     To you from failing hands we throw
     The torch; be yours to hold high.
     If ye break faith with us who die
     We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
     In Flanders field.

     

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