For the past week, I have been leading a group of American World War I enthusiasts around the battlefields of the opening of the Great War on the Western Front. Here are a few photos of our group. I've tried to include some of their favorite sites so far. I'll post another group when we return home.
MH
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Memorial to the Entombed Soldiers of Fort Loncin |
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First VCs of the War, Awarded for this Action at Nimy Railroad Bridge
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Maubeuge, Site of the Great War's Longest Siege |
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Dinant on the River Meuse |
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View from Dinant Citadel, Looking South Down the Meuse |
Memorial to First USAS Medal of Honor Recipient, Frank Luke
Description of Action in Which Luke Lost His Life
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Denis Hebrard, Our Guide to the Tunnels of Butte de Vauquois |
Great pictuers and stories Mike. Thanks. Margaret Sydney Australia
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