" In Flanders Fields Where Poppies Grow " is a poem to commemorate REMEMBRANCE DAY in Canada . Poppies are worn by Canadians from East to West on the week of Remembrance Day to show they remember and they care .
Every year on November 11th , Canadians pause in a silent moment to remember men and women who have served and still continue to serve Canada during times of war , during conflicts and even in peace . We honour those who fought in the First World War , the Second World War and the Korean War and all those who still serve since then .
More than 1,500,000 Canadians have served our country this way and more than 100,000 have died . They gave their lives and their futures so that we may live in peace .
ODE OF REMEMBRANCE
They went with songs to the battle , they were young
Straight of limb , true of eyes , steady and aglow
They were staunch to the end against all odds uncounted
They fell with their faces to the foe
They shall not grow old , as we that are left grow old .
Age shall not weary them , nor the years condemn
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them
LEST WE FORGET....
Let us remember them in our prayers . Let us pray for our country of birth , Philippines and our adopted country , Canada . God bless these countries ! ! ! God Bless us ! ! !
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