Who among us has not missed the signature line target?

Who among us was awarded two Distinguished Service Orders for gallantry in action during WWI?

Who among us was awarded a Croix de Guerre?

Who among us was there when “In Flanders fields the poppies blow...” first poured out of LCol John McCrae, a friend?

Who among us?

Who among us was left half blind from service in WWI?

Who among us was there 75 years ago when we committed ourselves to human dignity, freedom, tolerance, and justice?

We know you hit the mark on the Allies’ copy.

You were there for the battles, the gas at Ypres. You saw poppies blowing in Flanders. You heard young men crying for home, children singing Silent Night.

You thought the agony was over forever.

We see your name on the line.

We still say your name, Colonel Lawrence Cosgrave.