From September 19th Chron World News "Remorseful US vet returns French war flag to Paris" by Angela Doland.
The day Paris was liberated from the Germans in 1944, a young American soldier nabbed himself a souvenir, the French flag hanging from the Arc de Triomphe. Now, 26 years later, the 13 yard tricolor flag has come back home. A ceremony in southern France was held and the flag flown from town hall.
The American soldier remains anonymous and is embarrassed for what he did back then. The French government just wants to thank him for returning it and plans no punishment.
The cotton flag is still in excellent shape and has been carefully preserved.
Members of the French Resistance had placed the flag at the Arch August 25, 1944 after General Phillipe Leclerc's 2nd Armored Division, backed by American troops, rolled into Paris. The German occupiers had ignored Hitler's orders to destroy the city and surrendered.
More to come.
It's Great to Have It back Where It Belongs. --DaCoot
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