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Month: November 2018

Leonard Cohen recites “In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae | Legion Magazine

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Author Voices of AncestorsPosted on November 11, 2018Categories Flanders Field, veterans, world war ITags Flanders Fields, John McCrae, Leonard Cohen, veterans day, WWILeave a comment on Leonard Cohen recites “In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae | Legion Magazine

"We are a continuum. Just as we reach back to our ancestors for our fundamental values, so we, as guardians of that legacy, must reach ahead to our children and their children. And we do so with a sense of sacredness in that reaching." ~ Paul Tsongas

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