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Lieutenant Colonel John Mccrae's In Flanders Field
A symbol of sacrifice of those who fought in the First World War. The poem “In Flanders Field” was written by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae. This poem was written the day after John McCrae lost one of his closest friend. This friend and many others who have died fighting, were buried in a makeshift grave with a simple wooden cross. Between the crosses that marked many graves, were wild poppies beginning to bloom. Through this poem, John McCrae gave his friend and many others who had died a voice. With this voice, he explained that those who had died had a life, a family, but they were willing to sacrifice themselves for the country. Now that they were gone, they probably felt as if they had failed their country because they did not end the
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