Diaporama
Petit format
42nd Division
Veiled sculpture
Veiled statue, with flag bearers behind and flanking it. To the left are the colors of the Legion of Honor and of the 167th Alabama and to the right of the Rainbow Division and the Médaille Militaire. To the left of the statue are school children from Fère-en-Tardenois.
Monique Seefried
Monique Seefried reads the French translation of the letter from MG Wickstrom, commanding the Rainbow Division.
Blueuts school chorus
School children from Fère-en-Tardenois wearing a T shirt with the Bleuet de France
USAEUR Color guard
Jim Clemons, past president of the 42nd Rainbow Division Veterans Memorial Foundation and RDVMF officer stands by the Rainbow Division color. USAEUR Color Guard.
LTC Norred, commanding the present 167th Alabama. He will deploy with the battalion in Afghanistan in 2011.
LTC Norred, commanding the present 167th Alabama. He will deploy with the battalion in Afghanistan in 2011.
Rainbow DivisionRainbow Division and the
Rainbow Division and the Médaille Militaire colors
Monique Seefried and Jerry Hester reading the letter of MG Wickstrom, commanding the Rainbow Division.
A poilu of the Marne ..unveiling of the statue by Jim Butler, sculptor and Jean-Paul Roseleux, mayor, Fère-en-Tardenois
..unveiling of the statue by Jim Butler, sculptor and Jean-Paul Roseleux, mayor, Fère-en-Tardenois
..unveiling of the statue by Jim Butler, sculptor and Jean-Paul Roseleux, mayor, Fère-en-Tardenois
Laying of wreaths
Laying of wreaths