The British wear poppies on Armistice Day because a Canadian doctor wrote a poem that mentions poppies. It’s a small thing, that poppy-wearing, when compared to the horror of World War I, with the ...

On Sunday morning, May 2, 1915, Lt. Alexis Helmer, 22, of the Canadian field artillery, stepped out of his bunker on the Western Front and was hit by a big German artillery shell.

The new $10 bill has prompted scores of complaints from Canadians who maintain that the poem has been misprinted; that the first line should be "In Flanders fields the poppies grow." This, in turn ...

The Flanders Field American Cemetery and Memorial at Waregem (Picture: Getty Images) At this time of year you will undoubtedly hear John McCrae’s classic war poem ‘In Flanders Fields’ being ...

In Flanders fields. In 2000, my mother passed away, at 83, and, like Spano, I’m grateful for a mother’s guidance and compassionate heart (as exemplified by this and other poems she wrote).

As Canadians commemorate Remembrance Day this year, many will reflect on the solemn beauty and eloquent simplicity of the iconic war poem, In Flanders Fields. This is the 100th anniversary of the poem ...

A micro-artist has written the world's smallest poem after etching 'In Flanders Fields' on a speck of his war hero grandfather's military badge - in the eye of a needle. Graham Short, 77, spent ...

Friday is Veterans Day in the U.S., an official holiday honoring Americans who served in the military on the anniversary of the World War I armistice with Germany on Nov. 11, 1918. This year it ...