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CATEGORIES:Commemoration & Memorial Events, Alabama
CREATED:20180730T111223
SUMMARY:Over There: Morgan County Recognizes WWI Soldiers Killed in France
LOCATION:1050
DESCRIPTION:This program will remember the eighteen soldiers from Morgan County, Alabam
 a, killed in France in 1918 (during WWI) who were recognized by the French 
 government. In 1920, two years after their deaths, His Excellency Raymond L
 andry Poincare, on behalf of the Republic of France, awarded a Memorial Cer
 tificate to the families of those eighteen soldiers. The French Government 
 sent the awards to the United State of America War Department, who forwarde
 d the awards to the Morgan County American Legion. Once in Decatur, the awa
 rds were segregated by race and two separate services were held: one for th
 e white soldiers and another one for the men of color.\nOn November 11, 201
 8 there will be an integrate ceremony recognizing all eighteen soldiers tog
 ether, black and white alike. Descendants of the honored soldiers (listed i
 n a 1920 edition of The Albany-Decatur Daily newspaper) will be invited to 
 attend in the stead of their ancestors. This event will honor the surviving
  relatives and descendants of the soldiers and celebrate the coming togethe
 r of our community as one. City, county and state leaders will participate 
 in the ceremony and everyone is invited to attend the free program. \n
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>This program will remember the eighteen soldiers from Morgan County, Ala
 bama, killed in France in 1918 (during WWI) who were recognized by the Fren
 ch government. In 1920, two years after their deaths, His Excellency Raymon
 d Landry Poincare, on behalf of the Republic of France, awarded a Memorial 
 Certificate to the families of those eighteen soldiers. The French Governme
 nt sent the awards to the United State of America War Department, who forwa
 rded the awards to the Morgan County American Legion. Once in Decatur, the 
 awards were segregated by race and two separate services were held: one for
  the white soldiers and another one for the men of color.</p><p>On November
  11, 2018 there will be an integrate ceremony recognizing all eighteen sold
 iers together, black and white alike. Descendants of the honored soldiers (
 listed in a 1920 edition of&nbsp;<em>The Albany-Decatur Daily&nbsp;</em>new
 spaper) will be invited to attend in the stead of their ancestors. This eve
 nt will honor the surviving relatives and descendants of the soldiers and c
 elebrate the coming together of our community as one. City, county and stat
 e leaders will participate in the ceremony and everyone is invited to atten
 d the free program.&nbsp;</p>
CONTACT:Rhonda or Stephanie, Decatur Public Library's Marketing and Outreach Office, [256] 353 2993, ext. 106 or stephrhonda@dec
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