[Leica] IMG: WWI celebrations in rural France

[Stephen Barbour]

Sent from my iPhone, Steve

> On Nov 12, 2018, at 12:48 PM, Philippe via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
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> 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 ... 
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> 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 …
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> The 360 souls village lost 37 young men between 1914 and 1918.
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> Yesterday was the 100th anniversary of the end of that war, and I witnessed the local celebrations and hommage. 
> No, it did NOT rain ...
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> The series starts here: 
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Playground/LPP-11-11-2018-1528.jpg.html
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> Click on the right arrow to proceed to the end.
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> All my be viewed larger.
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> Amities, and may peace be with us all, fovever.
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> Philippe
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