Greeting to American Soldiers by the Women of France  From
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Soldiers by the women of France  (1918)  July 4, 1918  To the
Men of the American Expeditionary Force:  At the great and
historical moment when the American troops are landing on French
soil, the Women of France extend to them a heartfelt welcome
full of gratitude and admiration.  They wish that every American
soldier setting foot on their dear land could hear voiced in one
loud jubilating sound all that French hearts feel for those who
have crossed the ocean to fight for the Liberty and Freedom of
the World.  Tenderly and reverently they welcome the men from
America who have come to help them in their hour of direful
need. More tenderly and reverently still their voices and hearts
cry out to the Women of that distant land, to the Mothers, Wives
and Sweethearts who have gladly and proudly given their dear
ones, and nobly done their share in the struggle for Right and
Justice.  They feel confi