The Webmaster had the honor of leading the second half of the Western Front Association–USA Branch’s 2007 Battlefield Tour in the Meuse-Argonne and St. Mihiel Sectors; And the memories of this trip came back very vividly when participant Kevin Drake recently shared his photos of the tour. Readers who travel to France regularly know that the country is both a place of great devastation (during the war) and great beauty. Kevin has captured this wonderfully and artistically in the pictures below; and the webmaster thanks him for his willingness to share the photos.
German Cemetery Apremont
French Memorial at Haute Chevauchee (Approx. Jump-off line on Sept. 26, 1918)
Le petit poilu
Morolager–German Camp
Ruins of Montfaucon
Madeleine Farm–near Nantillois
Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne Memorial Day 2007
Souvernir Francais Participating in the Memorial Day Ceremony
Memorial Day Ceremony 2007, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery
Sgt. York Site–Approx. Area
Hiking to just the right spot
St. Mihiel Memorial at Montsec
Group Photo at Montsec Memorial
View of the Woevre Plain from Hattonchatel
St. Mihiel American Cemetery
Sculpture in the Cemetery
Picturesque French Town Along Canal
The Beautiful French Countryside
Former French Officers’ Quarters–Verdun; now a new hotel, Les Jardin du Mess
Poppy Field
