A young soldier walks across “No Man’s Land” in hob-nailed shoes. John McCrae’s World War I poem, In Flanders Fields, imparting tales of returning soldiers, inspired sculptor E.M.Viquesney to honor the bravery and sacrifice of Americans who fought during “the War to End All Wars.” The soldiers, affectionately known as “doughboys,” faced brutal conditions on the battlefields and trenches, and many never came home. The names of seven Naperville doughboys are engraved on a nearby plaque.