The road back from Europe was a high road, and no mansoldier or candidatehad ever traveled quite its like before.
At Orly Field in Paris, the Defense Minister of France led the five-star general to a brace of microphones. Said Rene Pleven: "France will always keep in her heart the memory of what you have done for her liberation." Responded the general: "There is nothing to be afraid of . . . You have real friends across the sea . . . Never forget that." With obvious emotions, Dwight Eisenhower grasped the hand of...
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