In Flanders Fields by John McCrae (May 1915)

A video set to the famous poem 'In Flanders Fields' by John McCrae written in May 1915. The poem is narrated by Anthony Davies. This video is in remembrance of all those who have lost their lives during war.

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[TheSparrow002]

i love this poem

[sio989]

me to its so sad

[pdalaigh]

@Kram6298 - so my arguments have won out, we have had many "Patrick Henrys" but unfortunately having the brits as next door neighboursrather then 1000 miles away has posed abit of a problem........and america has not helped...aren't you the guys who banned Gerry Adams in the 80's?I see you have chosen to ignore my comments regarding americas rather fractured historyof supporting democracy and freedom hroughout the world. Wise move.....wise move..goodbye from "a waste of time"..

[Kram6298]

@pdalaigh Ah, so that be the ax you grind upon. I never wrote anything about "the rights of small nations" so why ask me why? The Irish have certainly been misused through the years and to the extent the Brits treated you like dogs, shame on them, but maybe the real problem is the lack of an Irish Patrick Henry who might have stirred his countrymen to end British rule. America wasn't given our freedom from the British crown, we won it. Give me liberty or give me death, and all that.

[Kram6298]

@pdalaigh You are a waste of my time. Go away.

[pdalaigh]

@Kram6298 - as for america "defending" freedom, you have to be joking, even a cursory look at the last 60 years will show you that americas only intention is to control resources and people throughout the world. How can a country which espoues freedom and democracy ever support regimes such as Saddams Iraq, or the dictatorships in Saudi Arabia or Bahrain? Why did the americans, after "liberating" Kuwait hand it straight back to another dictator? Its the hypocracy i can't stand,

[pdalaigh]

@Kram6298 - Sorry you had to put up with my "tirade" (& i knew McCrae was a canadian doctor) - you wish me to back up my comments regarding the hypocrisy of those fighting in the WW1, 50,000 Irish men died fighting in the brit army for "The rights of small nations", 2,500 died from my own city...and yet the brits were the ones murdering Irish men and women when they decided to "fight for their small nation" so tell me why didn't all those countries fighting for "freedom" come to our aid?

[Kram6298]

@pdalaigh The problem I have with your tirade is your failure to cite any facts to back up your position. You appear to hate the British but they were only one of many countries involved, and John McCrae was a Canadian. The British are not perfect and neither are we Americans, the Canadians, the French etc, but those countries are far beyond any other group of nations in defending freedom and human dignity. I agree WW1 was largely a waste but the blame doesn't belong to one country or one side.

[Kram6298]

This is a wonderful reading of In Flanders Fields. The intonation, rhythm, and stress are perfect.

[EvelynPaigeIreland]

there are no pauses on where you are pausing try again.

[happy1765]

✿In god they had trusted. The had fought for what was right, and they had won battles, but also lost some. May the ones who fell for what they believed in, lives lost and families hurt. You're never forgotten. Forever Rest In Peace ♥ ✿

[pdalaigh]

@uklassinus - Fair enough, i respect your interpretation and you put your point across very politely, even though i do not agree with your interpretation, i think McCrae was talking about the Germans, but i do understand your need to remember the soldiers of WW1 so lets agree to disagree on certain points and hope that in the future the best way to remember their sacrifice is not to have any more immoral wars such as those in Iraq and Afghanistan.....