[NormsRevenge]

Home at last.

The remains of Pvt. Francis Lupo, arrive at Arlington National Cemetery, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2006, in Washington. Lupo, of Cincinnati, was killed on July 21, 1918, during an attack on German forces near Soissons, France. It is the first time the remains of a World War I service member have been recovered and identified since the Pentagon established an office in the 1960s with the specific mission of identifying war dead from abroad. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)

[CWOJackson]

Welcome home soldier...you served your nation well.

[EricT.]

Hooray! Another American hero has come home from that horrid country.

[AnAmericanMother]

Well done, good and faithful servant.

Nothing has ever compared with the sheer carnage of WWI.

We were in a tiny village in northern Scotland, literally two streets and a square with a little church on one side. Off to one side of the square was a red sandstone memorial arch -- literally covered with hundreds of names of men from that tiny village that died in WWI. Down on the bottom at one side were 5-6 names of men who died in WWII.

Some towns in Scotland were almost wiped out.

[in the Arena]

Welcome Home...

http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/marne2.htm

[Snickersnee]

Big Red One Ping!

[Snickersnee]

Big Red One Ping!

[Nihil Obstat]

Belle prière à faire pendant la Messe

Seigneur, faites de moi un instrument de votre paix.
Là où il y a de la haine, que je mette l'amour.
Là où il y a l'offense, que je mette le pardon.
Là où il y a la discorde, que je mette l'union.
Là où il y a l'erreur, que je mette la vérité.
Là où il y a le doute, que je mette la foi.
Là où il y a le désespoir, que je mette l'espérance.
Là où il y a les ténèbres, que je mette votre lumière.
Là où il y a la tristesse, que je mette la joie.
Ô Maître, que je ne cherche pas tant à être consolé qu'à consoler, à être compris qu'à comprendre, à être aimé qu'à aimer, car c'est en donnant qu'on reçoit, c'est en s'oubliant qu'on trouve, c'est en pardonnant qu'on est pardonné, c'est en mourant qu'on ressuscite à l'éternelle vie.

Requiescat in pace, Pvt. Francis Lupo.

[Lumper20]

Well deserved and well done. He deserves his rightful place in Arlington.

[3D-JOY]

I will be at Arlington Cemetery this week.

I will look for the grave marker and leave flowers from Free Republic.

[barker]

Welcome home soldier.

[FreedomCalls]

Here are some color (yes, color!) photos of a French unit and the surrounding area in WWI.

[mad_as_he$$]

The 3rd Division (re-designated as the 3rd Infantry Division August 1, 1942) was constituted November 12, 1917 in the Regular Army and organized at Camp Greene, NC November 21, 1917. The division was composed of the 4th, 7th, 30th, and 38th Infantry Regiments, the 10th, 18th, and 76th FA Regiments and the 6th Engineer Regiment with a total of 28,000 men. It underwent training at Camp Greene, NC and Fort Bliss, TX and shipped to France arriving in April 1918. A monument to the origination of the 3rd Division stands today in Charlotte, NC at the corner of Wilkinson Blvd. and Monument St. The 3rd Infantry Division earned the motto "Rock of the Marne" at the Marne River near Chateau-Thierry on July 15, 1918. When flanking units retreated, then Division Commander Major General Joseph Dickman, told our French allies "Nous Resterons La-We shall remain here." This motto is on the 3rd Infantry Division Distinctive Insignia. Although the stand was quite successful, we paid a high price. General "Black Jack" Pershing said it best, when he called the Divisions performance one of the most brilliant of our military annals.

Welcome home brother, RIP

Nous Resterons La

[fso301]

I have a relative killed in WWI but don't know anything about him Is there an official registry I can go to to look him up?

[VOA]

bump

[Martins kid]

My uncle is still missing from WWII in Germany. We know where he was last seen. The area was shelled soon after that. We pray that someday someone will find him and we will be able to bring him home.