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 ...

In this photo taken on Nov. 12, 2013, a red poppy on a wooden remembrance cross lays above a bronze plaque which contains the poem In Flanders Fields by World War I Canadian soldier John McCrae at the ...

MARIETTA – Set in the heart of Harmar Village is a ball diamond that has seen neighborhood play for almost 100 years but, within the last three, Flanders Field has been filled with new life. Flanders ...

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 ...

MARIETTA – Keeping the ballfield at Flanders Field open for public use during daylight hours was a main topic of discussion during a meeting of Marietta City Council’s lands, buildings and parks ...

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 ...

"In Flanders fields the poppies blow — Between the crosses, row on row." The famous flowers are among many reminders of the region's connection to the Great War. Amid monuments and headstones in this ...

Wild poppies grow in the 'Trench of Death', a preserved World War I trench system in Diksmuide, Belgium. July 31. (Jack Taylor/Getty Images) It is perhaps the most famous poem to come out of the Great ...

Contributing writer Sheri Anderson told a fascinating story in our pages about tracing the war experience of her grandfather's brother, one of the 368 buried in Flanders Field, where the poppies blow.

The Germans killed Raymond Webber when he was 22, George Zellers when he was 25. Both are buried in Flanders Field American Military Cemetery in Belgium. Both have Lancaster connections, and both are ...

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 ...