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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.



Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918)

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REPLY TO FLANDERS FIELD



Oh! sleep in peace where poppies grow;

The torch your falling hands let go

Was caught by us, again held high,

A beacon light in Flanders sky

That dims the stars to those below.



You are our dead, you held the foe,

And ere the poppies cease to blow,

We'll prove our faith in you who lie

In Flanders Fields.



Oh! rest in peace, we quickly go

To you who bravely died, and know

In other fields was heard the cry,

For freedom's cause, of you who lie,

So still asleep where poppies grow,

In Flanders Fields.



As in rumbling sound, to and fro,

The lightning flashes, sky aglow,

The mighty hosts appear, and high

Above the din of battle cry,

Scarce heard amidst the guns below,

Are fearless hearts who fight the foe,

And guard the place where poppies grow.

Oh! sleep in peace, all you who lie

In Flanders Fields.



And still the poppies gently blow,

Between the crosses, row on row.

The larks, still bravely soaring high,

Are singing now their lullaby

To you who sleep where poppies grow

In Flanders Fields.



John Mitchell

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IN FLANDERS FIELDS (AN ANSWER)



In Flanders Fields the poppies bloom,

Where standing crosses mark your tomb,

Where larks area gaily singing still,

But now we hear their skyward trill,

For all the guns have ceased to boom.



The crosses tells us you are dead,

But flaming poppies teal instead,

That you are living now anew,

In hearts who caught the torch you threw

From Flanders Field



Though you are sleeping ?over There?,

Wee know that you are living here,

We loved you then, we love you still,

So long as poppies bloom, we will;

So long as larks sing in the air

In Flanders Field



James Heron

From ?The Measure of a Man? 1923
RANK SURNAME GIVEN NAME(S) RESIDENCE STATUS INDEX IMAGE PHOTO IMAGE
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Private TALLIN Oscar P. Etna KIA 216
Corporal TAYLOR Verlin W. Red Cloud DW 217
Sergeant TEIGELER Henry Fremont DW 217
Private TELSEN Albert L. Ainsworth DD NSHS
Private TERRY Ira R. Oxford DD 217
Private THEILEN John D. Bloomington DD 217 203
Private THOBER Fred H. Beatrice DW 218
Private THOMAS Clyde Orville Broken Bow KIA 216
Private THOMPSON Raymond Neligh KIA 216
Corporal THOMPSON Charles Ellsworth Ord KIA 215
Private THOMS Johnnie R. Albion KIA 216
Private THROCMORTON John M. Red Cloud DW 218 213
Private TOLINE Arvid Osceola KIA 216
Private TORDRUP August Hardy KIA 216
Private TOWNSEND Paul O. Central City DW NSHS
Private TRACY Victor Andrew Elk Creek DW 218
Private TREFHOLZ Julius O. Columbua DD 217
Private TROBOUGH Henry Clinton Fairfield KIA 216
Sergeant TUCKER Ellis A. Crofton KIA 215
Sergeant TURNBULL August W. Burchard DW 217 202
Private TYLER James M. Guide Rock DA 218
RANK SURNAME GIVEN NAME(S) RESIDENCE STATUS INDEX IMAGE PHOTO IMAGE
U
Private UMLAND Elmer V. Auburn KIA 216
Private UNICKE John Nebraska City DW 218
RANK SURNAME GIVEN NAME(S) RESIDENCE STATUS INDEX IMAGE PHOTO IMAGE
V
Private VAN HOAREN Wilber R. Osceola WA 202
Private VAN SKIVER Frank Nelson DW 218 202
Private VIRGIL Anton David City KIA 216
Private VOSS Remmer H. Carleton DW 218
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W
Private WAIT George W. Trenton WA 202
Private WALDO Ralph W. Cozad WA 202
Private WALES John E. Nebraska City DW 218
Corporal WALKER William Harvey Havelock DW 217
Private WALKER Charles F. Page KIA 216
Sergeant WALKER Deane C. Dunbar DD 216 202
Private WALLIEN Carl Rudolph Fremont KIA 216
Private WALTERS Linas L. Omaha KIA 216
Private WALTHEN George O. St. Edward KIA 216 202
Private WALTHER William Glenville DW 218
Private WAMBEAM Floyd Lincoln KIA NSHS
Private WARD John L. Lincoln DA 218
Private WARMAN Delbert N. Columbus WA 211
Private WARREN Clarence I. Fairfield DW 218 205
Private WATERS Howard M. Atkinson DD 217
Private WATTERS Charles J. Greeley KIA 216
Private WEBB Chester H. Merna DD 217
Private WEDLAKE John C. Beverly DW 218
Cook WEHMER Henry G. Sterling DD 216
Lieutenant WEHRMANN Basil C. Nelson WA 203
Private WEIBEL Joseph Ewing KIA NSHS 202
Private WEIGER Albert M. Hartington DD 217
Private WEILER Walter Omaha KIA 216
Private WEINSCHER Nicholas C. Mullen WA 202
Private WEIS Charles J. Geneva KIA NSHS
Private WEIST Cal A. Hemingford DW NSHS
Private WELCH James Omaha KIA 216
Private WELCH Lawrence G. Creighton KIA 216
Private WELKER F.M. Lincoln DW NSHS
Private WELLER Walter Omaha KIA NSHS
Private WELLIVER Ira Eddyville DW 218
Private WEST Warren Winslo St. Ann KIA 216
Private WEST Roger C. Comstock DD 217
Private WETZEL William W. Omaha KIA 216
Private WEYERTS Tony Gurley DW 218 202
Private WEYERTS Henry C. Gurley DD 217 202
Private WHITE John R. Bethany DW 218
Private WHITMER Clarence E. Lincoln DD 217
Private WHITNEY William E. Overton KIA NSHS
Private WHITNEY Fred Broken Bow KIA 216
Corporal WIEGERT Charles Leigh WA 202
Private WIEMER Richard Henry Waco KIA NSHS 202
Private WIGHT Edward J. Weeping Water KIA 216
Private WILCOX Lemuel R. Polk DW 218
Private WILKINSON Robert Strang DD 217 202
Private WILLADSEN Criss S. F. Marquette KIA 216
Private WILLEY Rex W. Lyons DD 217
Lieutenant WILLIAMS Ross L. Bethany KIA 215
Private WILLIAMS Robert Loring University Place DW 218
Corporal WILLIS Robert L. Butte DW 217
Private WILSON Harold Alva Beatrice DD 217
Private WILSON Harold L. Red Cloud DD 217
Private WILSON Roicy D. Randolph DW 218
Private WINTER Henry, Jr. Norfolk KIA 216
Private WISEMAN Charles F. Ewing KIA 216 202
Private WOLFF Verne O. Aurora DW 218 202
Private WOLLARD Jas. F. Hartington DW NSHS
Private WOOCK Frank P. Norfolk DD 217
Sergeant WOOD Ellsworth C. Omaha DA NSHS
Private WOOD William DeWitt DW NSHS 202
Private WOODARD Charles H. Beatrice KIA 216 202
Private WOOLARD James F. Hartington DD 217
Private WRDIAKE John Beverly DW NSHS
Sergeant WRIGHT Charles R. Scottsbluff DD 216
Corporal WRIGHT Friend E. Petersburg KIA NSHS
Private WRIGHT Henry F. Brunswick WA 211
RANK SURNAME GIVEN NAME(S) RESIDENCE STATUS INDEX IMAGE PHOTO IMAGE
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Private YATES Homer M. Whitman KIA 216
Sergeant YOUNG George W. Peru KIA 215
Private YOUNG Frank Liberty DW 218
Private YOUNG Roland D. Wausa DD 217
Private YUND Henry R. Grand Island DW 218
RANK SURNAME GIVEN NAME(S) RESIDENCE STATUS INDEX IMAGE PHOTO IMAGE
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Sergeant ZWICKEY Harry J. Beaver Crossing KIA 215
Status Legend:
KIA = Killed in Action
WA = Wounded in Action
DW = Died of Wounds
DD = Died of Disease
RD = Reported Died
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Transcription Courtesy of: S.M. Anderson
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