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Monument trom NGAUS to commemorate Guardonen who tell in the liberation will stand atop the Gierman obserration bunker shown ahove and at left. at Fier. ville, overlooking Omaha Beach.

Maj Gen James F. Cantwell. NGAUS President fin unitorm. presents "Heritage Series pamntne of Latavetté's thie US. rеtura Mavor Hurdelar of liercille. Others shown RI: Mai Gen Thomas North. American Bat-tle Monuments Commission: Maj Gens William Witte. Clarence E. Shoop and Ralph Olson of the Association's Normandy Commission. andd the wartime Mayor of Vierville.

The Army and Air Guard dele-pation advances past Guard of Hottor to memorial ceremonies cae tomsn

B: Colonel James B. Deerin

pnotos J88S3 onumente the

The NGAUS representatives spentthe remainder of

6 June attending ceremonies sponsored by numerous villages in the beach area. On 8June, the Association was host at a reception and dinner at the George V Hotel in Paris which was

attended by ranking officers ofthe Allied Nations.

senior American oflicers assigned to SHAPE and U.S Army Europe, including Lt Gen William Ouinn. ( Ci. Seventh U.S. Army. Another guest was Prince Peter of Greece and Denmark, President of the Interallied Confederation of Reserve Officers. In Paris, the NGAUS group participated in memo-rial services at the American Cemetery at Suresne. following which Gen Cantwell laid a wreath at the French Resistance Forces monument at Mt Valerien. En route to France. the NGAUS group spent twe

dase in London where they were guests of the Council

of Terrmoria! Army and Auxiliary Forces Assoctations an organization comparable to the NGAUS Returning to the United States, General Cantveil said of the group, all of whom had paid their own persomal expenses: "They were a commendable rep-resentation of the NGAUS. We strengthened our re-lationships with the military. both active and reserve. of the Allied Nations, We appropriately honored those Guardsmen and other American fighting men who gave their lives in battle in Europe that America might remain free. We. thus. made a small payment on a very large debr.

"It is my hope that the NGAUS will do its part to

keep alive the memory of those we honored by return-

ing to participate on future anniversaries."

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