McCrae was born in 1872 Veterans Day in the USA is a day that recognizes the importance of soldiers (living & dead) to America's quality of life & liberty. Memorial Day in the USA was initiallly a day to honour the soldiers killed in the Civil War by visiting their gravesites and decorating …
WWI
John McCrae
(Featured November 2003) Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae was a Brigade Surgeon in charge of a field dressing station during one of the bloodiest battles of WWI. He was working in Belgium during the Second Battle of Ypres in 1915. Additional duties included operating guns and burial services, as …
The Maple Leaf Legacy Project
It takes an army of volunteers to photograph the graves of an army of volunteers.' That's what it says on the Maple Leaf Legacy Project web site and that is exactly what has been built up over the past seven and a half years. A small but dedicated army of volunteers around the world has been hunting …