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U.S. soldiers at the Picpus cemetery in Paris, where the Marquis de Lafayette is buried, are covered in flowers during a Bastille Day celebration in France, circa 1917-1920. Library of Congress photo

Bastille Day

U.S. soldiers at the Picpus cemetery in Paris, where the Marquis de Lafayette is buried, are covered in flowers during a Bastille Day celebration in France, circa 1917-1920. Library of Congress photo

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