In Flanders Field is a famous poem. Written by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae. John McCrae was a Canadian field surgeon. He wrote the poem after his friend was killed in battle. He wrote a famous ...

Many of us take the opportunity to gather with friends and family over the long Memorial Day weekend ... largely due to the influence of the poem "In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae.

The poppy has a long association with Remembrance Day ... as a lasting memorial symbol to the fallen was realised by the Canadian surgeon John McCrae in his poem In Flanders Fields.