Memorial Day Observed

May 29, 2018 Northeast News Front Page 0

Memorial Day was observed at the Houston National Cemetery, with speakers including Mayor Sylvester Turner. 80,000 flags were laid at the graves of the fallen servicemen and women.
Memorial Day was observed at the Houston National Cemetery, with speakers including Mayor Sylvester Turner. 80,000 flags were laid at the graves of the fallen servicemen and women.

IN FLANDERS FIELDS
John McCrae, 1872 – 1918

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.