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Flanders Field immortalized in poem; cemetery for WWI dead. [Eur. Hist.: Jameson, 176] See : Burial Ground How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Flanders Field American Cemetery and Memorial near Waregem, Belgium is the resting place for 368 military dead who sacrificed their mortal souls to liberate Belgium in World War I. The corn or Flanders Field poppy (Papaver rhoeas) is often seen on the lapels of people collecting for war veterans. QUARTZ HILL - Few veterans remain from World War I who have actually stood in silence among the ``crosses row on row'' among the poppies of Flanders Field. |
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