Flanders Field was a common name for battlefields in Belgium and France. In Europe, unlike America where bodies often are returned, the tradition is to bury the dead near where they fell.

Flanders Field was a common name for battlefields in Belgium and France. In Europe, unlike America where bodies often are returned, the tradition is to bury the dead near where they fell.

In Flanders fields The poppies in that fateful field were Papaver rhoeas, known by many names, such as Flanders, Shirley, or corn poppies. An annual plant, it flowers through summer, typically May ...