Philippe, We are returning from the armistice commemorations. We crossed on the
shuttle on Friday and are in the middle of our return journey....
unfortunately our coach has broken down at Reading Services and a replacement
coach cannot reach us due to motorway closures.
The weekend has been very humbling, it is touching to see the respect shown at
various cemeteries.
The Commonwealth Graves Commission deserve praise for the work they do in
keeping the the sites in first class condition.
Respect, John Duggan.
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> On 12 Nov 2018, at 21:48, 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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