“McCrae was a McGill professor and physician. He and his colleagues from Montreal's No. 3 Canadian General Hospital, organized by the university, cared for thousands of soldiers during the First World War.

“In Flanders Fields is still recited each year at Remembrance Day ceremonies across Canada — more than a century after it was written.

“McCrae, serving as a medical officer in the Canadian Expeditionary Force as a lieutenant-colonel, wrote the poem in the spring of 1915 as the war entered its 11th month. Born in Guelph, Ont., he crafted the piece in Belgium following the death of a friend and fellow soldier during the Second Battle of Ypres.”

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/in-flanders-field-mcgill-university-9.6969887

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"In Flanders Fields"
Teableau 11Nov25

In Memoriam

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S2 E19 We Will Remember Them

On November 11th, Canada observes Remembrance Day.  

Today, we will remember the members of our armed forces who have died in the line of duty. Across Canada, there will be a moment of silence at the 11th hour.  In the year 1918, WWI hostilities formally ended “at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.”

I am wearing a red poppy, which is the Canadian symbol of Remembrance Day based on the poem “In Flanders Fields.”

On May 3, 1915, Canadian physician and Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae was moved to write the poem after he presided over the funeral of friend and fellow soldier, Alexis Helmer, who died in the Second Battle Ypres. 

In Flanders Fields by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae

May we all continue to seek peaceful solutions…together.

https://anchor.fm/rebeccas-reading-room/episodes/We-Will-Remember-Them-e1qiqm7

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