Virginia Mayo

In this Dec. 12, 2013 file photo, World War I graves next to a farm on Messines Ridge in Messines, Belgium. The ridge was fought over fiercely by all sides during the entire four years of the war. One hundred years on World War I still resonates across Flanders Fields, where countless monuments and cemeteries as well as the relics of bunkers and trenches dot the modern landscape. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

Virginia Mayo

In this Saturday, June 14, 2014 file photo, red poppies bloom around the World War I Scottish monument on Frezenberg Ridge in Zonnebeke, Belgium. In 1917, three Scottish Divisions would march from this ridge into the Battle of Passchendaele. One hundred years on World War I still resonates across Flanders Fields, where relics of bunkers, craters and trenches still dot the now picturesque landscape. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

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In this photo taken on May 8, 2014, a farmer walks with World War I shells he found on his field in Boezinge, Belgium. One hundred years on World War I still resonates across Flanders Fields, where relics of bunkers, craters and trenches still dot the now picturesque landscape. As well at static relics there is also the danger of unexploded shells which appear every plowing season. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

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In this photo taken on Dec. 18, 2013, a scarecrow with a Santa hat in a field near what would have been a World War I "No Man's Land" near Messines, Belgium. One hundred years on World War I still resonates across Flanders Fields, where countless monuments and cemeteries as well as the relics of bunkers and trenches dot the modern landscape. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Virginia Mayo

In this April 11, 2014 file photo, a World War I bunker in a field in Heuvelland, Belgium. One hundred years on World War I still resonates across Flanders Fields, where countless monuments and cemeteries as well as the relics of bunkers and trenches dot the modern landscape. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

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