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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

At Large Postcard from Europe, Part V

Posted by Christopher Frizzelle on Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 4:34 AM

Soldiers à côté de soldiers.

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did all of yesterday afternoon's posts disappear?

Posted by angel in indy on October 28, 2009 at 6:00 AM

ha -- Slog should end every day by wiping the slate clean so it can start fresh the next morning

Posted by awesome on October 28, 2009 at 6:38 AM

I hope you get hit by a train.

Posted by Things would be better without you on October 28, 2009 at 8:05 AM

And how many of those men did you do Christopher?

Posted by Stewie Griffin on October 28, 2009 at 8:21 AM

Everywhere I go, American soldiers. There seems to be a unit posted or on leave in every town in the world.

Posted by Fistique on October 28, 2009 at 8:30 AM

Looks busier than any LINK light rail station at any time of day.

Posted by Francois Gisgard d'Estang on October 28, 2009 at 8:32 AM

Your French sucks.

Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty

on October 28, 2009 at 8:32 AM

#5 - I'm not so sure those are American soldiers. They no longer wear the green camo from what I understand. But, I could be wrong.

Posted by The Amazing Jim

on October 28, 2009 at 9:01 AM

American soldiers no longer wear those uniforms. They could be American airmen, although I'm not entirely convinced that they are American military at all.

Posted by Old Mama Chips on October 28, 2009 at 9:21 AM

There haven't been American troops in France since De Gaul kicked them out in the 60s.

Posted by Bauhaus I on October 28, 2009 at 9:24 AM

De Gaulle...sorry.

Posted by Bauhaus I on October 28, 2009 at 9:31 AM

French soldiers wear that cameo style of uniform.

Posted by Simone on October 28, 2009 at 9:32 AM

French soldiers in France??? WTF?

Who would have thought?

Posted by passionate_jus on October 28, 2009 at 10:00 AM

@10 (& 11): American military go to France quite often for training exercises and sometimes ceremonies. When I was stationed in Germany in 1994, I was a part of a group of people from the 3rd Infantry Division that went to Saint-Dié to take part in a celebration to commemorate their liberation during WWII. It's true that there are no American military bases there, but there are plenty of American servicemembers there on official business just the same.

Posted by Old Mama Chips on October 28, 2009 at 10:39 AM