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First US Soldiers Buried in France Honored by France
The speaker salutes Private Enright Private Gresham and Private Hay and commemorates their sacrifice. French officer vows to leave their remains in France and inscribes a tomb message honoring the first American soldiers to fall on French soil for liberty and justice. Citizens urged to buy Liberty Bonds to honor their memory.
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