It is gratifying indeed, Philippe, and thanks for those photos. I hope that
all French men and women paid no attention to the Orange Fool from over the
sea. I was impressed with the dignity shown by your President.
I went to the new war memorial in our village, sited in our new cemetery, away
from the noise and bustle of the roads etc . . . I too was most impressed with
the turnout. I also went with the parade to our Baptist church for the Service
of Remembrance which managed to hold all those attending the Act of
Remembrance; I had no idea that the church was that capacious! The Service was
given by the young Baptist Reverend, but the Anglican vicar gave the sermon –
great teamwork.
Chris
> On 12 Nov 2018, at 20:48, Philippe <photo.philippe.amard@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> As you may know, I now live in a small village in Alsace. This area was
> German in 1914, and turned French in 1918 as it was before 1870 ...
>
> Local people there were then forced to join the German troops, or flee, and
> get enrolled on the French side only to fight their brothers or cousins …
>
> The 360 souls village lost 37 young men between 1914 and 1918.
>
> Yesterday was the 100th anniversary of the end of that war, and I witnessed
> the local celebrations and hommage.
> No, it did NOT rain ...
>
> The series starts here:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Playground/LPP-11-11-2018-1528.jpg.html
>
> Click on the right arrow to proceed to the end.
>
> All my be viewed larger.
>
>
> Amities, and may peace be with us all, fovever.
>
>
> Philippe
>
>
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