The Lafayette Escadrille was a group of American volunteer flyers fighting in the French air forces in World War I. This is their memorial.


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The Lafayette EscadrilleThe Lafayette Escadrille was a group of American volunteer flyers fighting in the French air forces in World War I. This is their memorial.

"They were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions."
Samuel II, 1, 23

"Ils étaient plus rapides que les aigles, ils étaient plus forts que les lions."
Samuel II, 1, 23


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Every year, no matter what the weather,
at the eleventh hour, of the eleventh day, of the eleventh month,
our small Franco-American family makes a private pilgrimage
to the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial just outside Paris, France.

It is natural for us to offer our flowers in a spirit of Franco-American friendship and alliance.

These Americans - along with many others - shall forever remain in France.

The Memorial is still undergoing the long-awaited restoration.
Access was somewhat difficult this year.
(Click here for more information about the memorial.)




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