Veterans Day: 11/11/14

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• 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. - See more at: http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/19464#sthash.Ino4aS6O.dpuf
  

  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. - See more at: http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/19464#sthash.Ino4aS6O.dpuf
   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

Please read the short entry about Veteran's Day at Encyclopedia Britannica (mvcs; pass=same as wifi). 

• Q. What is the difference between Veterans Day (Nov. 11) and Memorial Day (last Monday of May, moment of remembrance at 3:00 pm)?
• "A. Many people confuse Memorial Day and Veterans Day. Memorial Day is a day for remembering and honoring military personnel who died in the service of their country, particularly those who died in battle or as a result of wounds sustained in battle. While those who died are also remembered, Veterans Day is the day set aside to thank and honor ALLthose who served honorably in the military - in wartime or peacetime. In fact, Veterans Day is largely intended to thank LIVING veterans for their service, to acknowledge that their contributions to our national security are appreciated, and to underscore the fact that all those who served - not only those who died - have sacrificed and done their duty" ( U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs).
   

Veterans Day: ceremony honouring war veterans in Gloucestershire, England

"In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae

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.

* Read poetic responses to this poem. 

• In your notes, begin your own response; perhaps you could give it to a veteran this week! 
• Work in groups if you wish.  Perhaps one of person in your group knows of a good veteran to honor (a grandfather, etc.)
• If time, we will read what what we have today...otherwise, in the near future.