[Leica] IMG: WWI celebrations in rural France

[Tina Manley]

+1!

I agree.  It's nice to see coverage emphasizing the people.

Tina

On Mon, Nov 12, 2018 at 5:04 PM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:

> Nicely captured, Philippe.  The faces show people who really appear to
> relate to the occasion.  Quite different from the images shown on
> national outlets from Paris.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
> On 11/12/2018 2:48 PM, Philippe via LUG 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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