In memory of those who died defending THE RULE OF LAW;

Photo: John W. Willmott: My hybrid poppy and fresh seed.
Today, thanks to GW Bush's Crusade against the Taliban in Afghanistan
the poppy fields grow lushly again amidst the dead!

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.

John McRae

See story at http://home.iae.nl/users/rbr/poppies.html
See original history of John McRae at:
 http://www.firstworldwar.com/poetsandprose/mccrae.htm
And:
http://www.firstworldwar.com/poetsandprose/mccrae.htm
And another day of Infamy, Click to Remember the USS Liberty
More: on USS Liberty: 34 U.S. sailors died and 171 were wounded.
Click below and remember them and who killed them.
 http://www.sherylfranklin.com/holidays/veterans_day.html
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On Monday, May 30, 2005 America remembers those who
died defending lives and law and freedom, and justice and
freedom of Speech. I remember with this Frangipani bloom
which I photographed today.
888

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Saturday May 27, 2007 , two days before Memorial Day - The U.S. Death toll as of
today is now 3452 according to DOD list found at http://icasualties.org/oif/

Yesterday, Friday, May 25 -
CNN.com reported  "Two other soldiers were also wounded in the attack.
Since the start of the war, 3441 US military personnel have died in Iraq.
The total for May 2007 to date is 90.
See it at: www.cnn.com/linkto/news.update.html - May 25, 2007
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And two years ago:
On Friday May 27, 2005 two days before Memorial day we find
1528 plus American troops have died in Iraq sent there on
a series of lies by President George W. Bush. What is next?
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One year later than 2005? Yes, 2006!
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What is next is that one year later, today, May 27 2006, two days
before Memorial Day on Monday, 29, the death toll of U.S. troops
is now 2,465 with 18,088 wounded since March 3002. Of these
9,786 were "returned to duty" and 8,302 are permanently disabled.
I'm sure these dead and wounded
appreciate Bush and his lies!
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Click and tell me what is next!
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File:flandersfield.html
Page by John W. Willmott
Memorial Day aka Veterans' Day
Original May 28, 2001
May 28 2001 was 3 1/2 weeks before the "9-11"
bombings which Bush repeatedly lied about.
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Rev. Nov. 1, 2003
Rev. May 27, 2005 at 1756 EDT
Rev. May 25, 2006 at 0837 EDT
Rev. May 26, 2007 at 1928 EDT