The Dajti Diva was fortunate enough to participate in France's annual celebration of le 8 Mai, a holiday commemorating the end of WWII. In every French city, town, and even the small village of Loffre from where we blog tonight, people gather to sing La Marsaillaise and have a little parade. The photo on the right shows an older Frenchman's war decorations from the French Algerian war (1954-1962). I marched from the Ecole Henri Matisse to the Monument aux Morts (about 5 minutes) where we listened to a short speech from Loffre's illustrious Mayor, Yves Brillon and listened to a lovely chorus of children singing France's national anthem. Of course le 8 Mai is a public holiday!
Nous autres les francais sommes et serons eternellement reconnaissants aux americains d'etre venus nous aider a gagner cette derniere guerre... Sans eux, nous parlerions tous allemand !
THANKS
La Diva de Douai would like to remind everyone the French are and will continue to be eternally grateful to the Americans who helped them win the war, otherwise she would be speaking GERMAN!! Merci beaucoup!
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