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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JTF, post: 22421, member: 1378&quot;]2004 Special Edition Proof Silver Dollar - The Poppy</p><p><br /></p><p>When John McCrae wrote the famous words, &quot;In Flanders fields the poppies blow…&quot; only destiny knew the impact his words would have on the world. A voice for the anguish McCrae must have felt as he witnessed the horrors of war, In Flanders Fields (1915) also became the voice for the poppy-the humble, blood-red flower that grew to become Canada’s quintessential symbol of remembrance.</p><p><br /></p><p>This was not the first time a link between the poppy and war had been made. A century earlier, a writer during the Napoleonic wars noted how the battlefields became covered with poppies once the fighting was over. </p><p><br /></p><p>Now with the First World War, the battles that took place in Flanders infused the soil with lime that enabled the poppy to thrive in a landscape of destruction. Nature could not have selected a more fitting symbol to solemnize a soldier’s ultimate sacrifice. For McCrae, the poppy was a life-changing sight. Today, it’s a powerful reminder that inspires thousands of people across Canada and increasingly throughout North America to honour the men and women who have given their lives for freedom.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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