An Honor Flight recipient veteran experiences The Poppy Memorial, a temporary larger-than-life structure made by the USAA, consisting of more than 645,000 poppy flowers. Each flower honors a fallen military servicemember since World War I. #ProudAmerican https://t.co/eMtfpWzKpk pic.twitter.com/JGQSYHDe2H
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More than 645,000 poppies to honor the more than 645,000 American servicemen and women lost in the conflicts since World War I.
We should never forget their sacrifice and the sacrifice of their loved ones.
In Flanders Fields
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.
--John McCrae
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