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 ...

Every year, on Memorial Day, my father would come home with a red poppy in his coat lapel and my mother would recite the poem she had memorized when she was a schoolgirl during World War I: “In ...

YPRES, Belgium – Crimson poppies still dance in the breeze as if nothing horrific happened in Flanders Fields. But a century after the start of World War I, the flowers endure as a symbol of war dead, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. John McCrae pictured with his dog in an undated photo. Serving as a medical officer in the Canadian Expeditionary Force as a ...

On Thursday, European leaders are gathering in Belgium to mark the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I — the bloodbath that ended millions of European lives. And killed 116,516 U.S. troops.

IEPER, Belgium — Eighty-five years after the guns fell silent on the Western Front, memories of World War I linger in the fields of Flanders. This area saw some of the most brutal trench warfare in ...

It's Veterans Day in the U.S. and Armistice Day in much of Europe, a holiday that has its roots in the end of World War I. President Obama visited Arlington National Cemetery Wednesday, where Marines ...

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 ...