John McCrae - In Flanders Fields Monument - Portland, Oregon
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N 45° 27.731 W 122° 32.431
10T E 535921 N 5034398
World War I monument featuring John McCrae's poem
Waymark Code: WMK9YA
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 03/06/2014
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Near the assembly area in Willamette National Cemetery, this tablet is attached to a stone and is inscribed: "World War I, April 6, 1917 - November 11, 1918" along with the words of John McCrae's famous poem "In Flanders Fields."
IN FLANDERS FIELDS"In Flanders fields the poppies grow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; 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 was a Canadian physician and soldier who penned "In Flanders Fields" on May 3, 1915, in the field following the funeral of a friend who died at the Second Battle of Ypres. The poem inspired "remembrance poppies" as a symbol of soldiers who have died in battle. The poem remains one of Canada's most famous literary works.
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Address: 11800 SE Mt Scott Blvd.
Portland, OR 97086
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