Remembrance Day
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In the quiet fields of northern Belgium, where red poppies bloom between rows of white crosses, a poem was born from the grief and valor of World War I. In Flanders Fields, written by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, has become one of the most enduring war poems in the English language—a testament to loss, duty,
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In quiet solemnity, we stand,Upon this hallowed ground,Where memories, like whispers, spanThrough ages that surround. Each name is engraved, a sacred threadThat binds the past to now,In hearts, the echoes of the dead,Their legacy, we vow. On this fourth of May, we pause,To honour those who fell,Their sacrifice, our guiding cause,Their stories, we retell. In
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May 4th is the designated day in the Netherlands to remember all those who died in WWII and other conflicts. At 8pm, two minutes of silence will be observed across the country. A few years ago, I saw a picture that really touched me. It was of a pizza delivery boy getting off his bike
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