| Article: | A song for the fallen: Choir plays big part in Memorial Day tradition While there were no poppies blowing, the scene at the Memorial Day service by the Holmen American Legion was reminiscent of the poem, “In Flanders Fields,” written by Lt. Col. John McCrae, MD, of the Canadian Army, and evoked the emotion of Dr. McCrae seeing the burial ground after burying a friend and former student. |