'Flanders Fields' On Memorial Day For My Uncle Dude (1923-1942)
Category: IMPACT
On Memorial Day, as a child, I recall frayed old men in tattered uniforms handing out Red Paper Poppies. And as I dropped a dime into the bucket, a donation to the veterans of past wars, I was more enamored with the brightly colored lapel garnish than with any deeper significance.
By Sandi Bachom, Contributor
Video Journalist, Filmmaker, Author, 2013-05-25