1,043 American soldiers perished in Belgium during World War I, 368 of whom are interred at Flanders Field American Cemetery. Today, Memorial Day, we remember their courage—and the courage of all ...

Every year, on Memorial Day, my father would come home with a red poppy in his coat lapel and my mother would recite the poem she had memorized when she was a schoolgirl during World War I: “In ...

April 22, 2015 marked the 100th anniversary of the beginning of chemical warfare at Flanders Fields in France. After World War I German forces first used chlorine gas on British, French, Canadian and ...

YPRES, Belgium (AP) — Crimson poppies still dance in the breeze as if nothing horrific happened in Flanders Fields. But a century after the start of World War I, the flowers endure as a symbol of war ...

In a quiet corner of Belgium, tucked into what is now a residential area, behind a low brick wall and evergreen hedge and just beyond an avenue of stately Linden trees, 368 American soldiers are ...

IEPER, Belgium — Eighty-five years after the guns fell silent on the Western Front, memories of World War I linger in the fields of Flanders. This area saw some of the most brutal trench warfare in ...

Like Memorial Day, Veterans Day sprang from war. Unlike Memorial Day when we remember and honor our fallen heroes, Veterans Day is an opportunity to honor all who have answered the call to serve the ...

John McCrae’s world-famous poem, reflecting on the enormous sacrifices of the First World War, will be recited countless times this Remembrance Day, as it is every year. It’s etched into the hearts of ...

HANOVER — With more than 100 beers on tap and a menu rich in Northern European influence, from perogies to bratwurst to Belgian frites, Hanover's Flanders Field has taken root in the South Shore. The ...

HANOVER — With more than 100 beers on tap and a menu rich in Northern European influence, from perogies to bratwurst to Belgian frites, Hanover's Flanders Field has taken root in the South Shore. The ...