Veterans Day

Jim Wahl · 11-11-2009, 06:24 PM

Where the use of poppies on Veteran's Day came from:

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and 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.

— Lt.-Col. John McCrae (1872 - 1918)

Ed Carpenter · 11-11-2009, 06:53 PM

Thanks to each and every person who has ever served our country.

Ed Carpenter

USMC

1st Battalion 11th Marines "C" Battery

1987-1990

Casper68 · 11-11-2009, 06:59 PM

Thanks, to all those who have served, and God Bless those serving now. Salute.

11-11-2009, 06:24 PM	#1
Jim Wahl Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Central Florida Posts: 5,844 Likes: 667 Liked 683 Times in 129 Posts	Re: Veterans Day Where the use of poppies on Veteran's Day came from: In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and 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. — Lt.-Col. John McCrae (1872 - 1918) __________________ Jim Wahl....NHRA #2239 S/SS - IHRA # 8 Stock, D2 Stock Champion (forever I guess) 2019 Baby Gators Stock Champion 2009 NHRA D2 National Open Stock Champion 1982 NHRA D2 West Palm Beach LDRS SS Runner Up Past President, Southern Stock / Super Stock Association.

11-11-2009, 06:53 PM	#2
Ed Carpenter Live Reporter Join Date: May 2006 Location: Dripping Springs, Tx Posts: 2,709 Likes: 186 Liked 520 Times in 132 Posts	Re: Veterans Day Thanks to each and every person who has ever served our country. Ed Carpenter USMC 1st Battalion 11th Marines "C" Battery 1987-1990 __________________ Ed Carpenter 2005 Chevy Cobalt A/SM Race Engine Development

11-11-2009, 06:59 PM	#3
Casper68 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 44 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Veterans Day Thanks, to all those who have served, and God Bless those serving now. Salute.