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The poem that launched D-Day for the French Resistance
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoIn 1939, Germany was on the rise, Czechoslovakia was occupied, and Britain made a seemingly minor...
The significance of the poppy: American Legion to hand out flower tied to Memorial Day
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the...
20 Thanksgiving poems to share at your dinner table this year
TODAY via Yahoo News· 9 months agoCelebrate Thanksgiving with one of these poems about home, family, food, blessings and other...
Ukrainians pay tribute to fallen soldier and poet Maksym Kryvtsov (PHOTOS)
Kyiv Independent via Yahoo News· 5 months agoDespite the freezing temperature hundreds of Ukrainians gathered in central Kyiv on Jan. 11 to pay...
10 Memorial Day facts about the history of the holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 month agoFor many Americans, Memorial Day marks a fun-filled long weekend and the unofficial start of summer....
"The Sleeping Sentinel": The story of a Vermont Civil War Soldier and his connection to Lincoln
The Burlington Free Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOn Sept. 9, 1861, Vermont soldiers in the Union Army were gathered to watch one of their own be shot. William Scott had committed a grave error while on duty. He had fallen asleep at his post ...
'The book from the enemy': A lifetime after Vietnam, U.S. veteran delivers a diary to its home
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoKY ANH DISTRICT, Ha Tinh Province, Vietnam – On a spring evening at the end of January, Ha Huy My...
15 Memorial Day activities to commemorate the holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 month agoMany of us take the opportunity to gather with friends and family over the long Memorial Day...
Poppies, a tribute to fallen soldiers, set Liberty Memorial aglow during NFL Draft
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe poppy is the national emblem of remembrance. This art installation called “Horizons” will be...
Kate Middleton and Prince William Sport Poppy Pins at Festival of Remembrance
People via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCHRIS RADBURN/POOL/AFP via Getty Kate Middleton and Prince William Kate Middleton and Prince William...