Quote of the day
Bring me men to match my mountains,
Bring me men to match my plains,
Men with empires in their purpose,
And new eras in their brains.
John McCrae
Born: November 30, 1872
Died: January 28, 1918 (aged 45)
Bio: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD was a Canadian poet, physician, author, artist and soldier during World War I, and a surgeon during the Second Battle of Ypres, in Belgium.
Known for:
- In Flanders Fields
- In Flanders Fields and Other Poems
- Letters to His Mother
- In Flanders Fields and Other Poems about War