23129 - "Bless You" French Village Woman Greeting U.S. Infantry Doughboy, 1918 W. Britain Limited Collection When the Seven Years’ War

When the Seven Years’ War spread to New France

but may have had practical experience in marksmanship and hunting

2nd New York Regiment

Inside each crate were 5 cardboard “battle packs” with 300 rounds each

23129 - "Bless You" French Village Woman Greeting U.S. Infantry Doughboy, 1918 W. Britain Limited Collection When the Seven Years’ WarThe Great War marked the first time in history the United States sent soldiers abroad to defend foreign soil. The French ecstatically welcomed the first wave of soldiers. Vive lAmerique! came the shouts at the edge of a Boulogne pier as Pershing steamed into port. In an emotional arrival ceremony at the Marquis de Lafayettes tomb, Col. Charles E. Stanton declared to the crowd, Lafayette, we are here! suggesting Americans had come to repay an old debt