Dear american families,

While we are obliged to stay home and spend time , we are sending you this video of the ceremony we made on behalf of our dear Boys in ÉPINAL for you to view.

We had a V for victory made of 7 700 poppies made by school children, old folks home and families to honor our soldiers.

Even though the weather was atrocious, it poured.... some american families were present and officers from the 45 th infantry division
( the Thunderbird division) from Oklahoma attended.
It was a beautiful and meaningful ceremony..... our boys’s sacrifices made it possible to celebrate the end of the war 74 years after.

Fond regards,
Jocelyne Papelard-Brescia
Président US MEMORY GRAND EST FRANCE