Paris, France, Saturday, January 23, 1949: The “Flambeau de la Reconnaissance,” the VERY FIRST “Torch of Gratitude” to travel from France to Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, U. S. A. was solemnly kindled from the Eternal Flame of the Unknown...
The American Legion National Headquarters On this day in 1919 the first American Legion caucus was held by members of the American Expeditionary Force, convening in Paris. War-weary members of the American Expeditionary Forces gathered for a “morale conference” that...
Paris, France, Monday, October 18, 1948: Shown above at the Gare Saint-Lazare, one of the French capital’s main train stations, are two SNCF workmen putting the finishing touches on one of the forty-nine “Merci Train” WWI boxcars of the...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: IN CELEBRATION OF THE 75th ANNIVERSARY OF THE “MERCI TRAIN” (1949-2024) via our French-American project #MDFDEFriendshipMerciTrain75 (2024-2025), the Mouvement des Français de l’Etranger (MDFDE) — French and Francophones Abroad — Friends of the Merci Train...
Washington D. C., February 6, 1949: With Drew PEARSON, master of ceremonies of the Official “Merci Train” Welcoming Committe in D.C., his hometown, standing on his right, Vice-president Alben W. BARKLEY (left hand on podium), a Democrat from Kentucky, speaks...
Photo NXP148-1/8-NEW YORK: Columnist Drew Pearson (L) interviews former President Harry Truman (R) in a filmed television broadcast of Pearson’s Washington Merry-Go-Round recorded in 1954. UNITED PRESS TELEPHOTO. Courtesy of Elisabeth Jenssen Private Collection. Latest News: 55 DAYS...
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Mr. Francis Meilland (1912-1958) born in Tassin-la-Demi-Lune, Rhône, France. Diémoz: Une rose Meilland sur un timbre américain. Le Dauphiné Libéré. Photo DR https://www.ledauphine.com/isere-nord/2018/04/17/une-rose-meilland-sur-un-timbre-americain Latest: American Rose Center hosts Peace Rose Forever stamp dedication Gerry May Apr 21, 2018...