May 22, 2016
back reads: CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL RECLASSIFIED BY CENSOR Colmar Victory Parade Alsatian girls dressed in colorful native costume stand near band of the French Foreign Legion during Victory celebration in Colmar huge crowds thronged center of city to watch military parade of forces who helped liberate the city ~ wearing native dress is also symbolic of new freedom, Germans banned them during occupation ~ 1st French Army, Colmar, France ~ February 8th 1945 ~ photo credit second Lieutenant Edward C Newell thank you to all our service men and women ~ Happy Armed Services Day #military #armedservice #army #navy #airforce #marines #coastguard #us #armedservicesday #armedservices #unitedstates #usa #americanservice #alsace (at Colmar, Alsace)
