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...
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...
March 31, 1951: French President Auriol At the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Photograph of French President Vincent Auriol (foreground, first from the left) with other dignitaries at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery during...
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...
Le Pont de Fismette célèbre la mémoire des hommes de la 28e Division américaine venus libérer la ville en septembre 1918 puis en août 1945. Fismette’s Memorial Bridge commemorates the sacrifices made by the soldiers of the 28th Infantry...
On April 3, 1948, President Harry Truman signed the Foreign Assistance Act, the legislation that made the Marshall Plan possible, into law. https://marshallfoundation.org/blog/marshall-and-the-foreign-assistance-act/ OTD: April 3, 1948 – April 3, 2018 3 avril 1948 : Le président Truman...
G. Hocquard, Général Walton H. Walker et Commandant Guy de La Vasselais par Thomas K. Kone de Dallas, Texas – Coll. BMM http://missmediablog.fr/gabriel-hocquard-chez-les-indiens/ Latest: OTD: September 18, 1947 – September 18, 2017 70 years ago today, the...