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Leave areas in France offered rest for American soldiers
The YMCA commemorates French leave areas created to refresh doughboys during World War I. These resorts in Aux-les-Bains and other sites provided housing, meals, entertainment, lectures, and activities while maintaining military oversight to ensure discipline and safety.
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France
Y.M.C.A
England
Paris
Pershing
Sernce
Algine
Roviera
Valley of
Rhine
Brittany
Pyrenees
Cote d'Or
Aux-les- Bains