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“They did not cheer at the sight of their native shores”“The return voyage was lacking the excitement and adventure of the trip to France, more than two years before. Those veterans who were fortunate enough to come back had developed character and seriousness: to them, life could never again be the same. In the lines of their faces was written the inflexible resolution that had swept them over the enemy’s strongest resistance, and in their steady eyes was the look that had calmly faced death in every form. Their early excitement had given place to sober contemplation, and they did not cheer at the sight of their native shores.”“September 5 1919, part of the famous 1st Division arrives home, in Hoboken, New Jersey, see photo – History of the First Division During the World War, 1917-1919 – Photos: September 1919, “1st Division at Sea”. The close-ups show these soldiers’ stern and weary faces – National Archives Note: The First Infantry Division also known as the “Fighting First” earned the distinction of being:The First permanent division in the regular Army – The First American division to land in France – The First American division in the trenches – The First American division to fight in WW1 and suffer combat casualties – The First to use modern, combined arms operations – The First to defeat the enemy at the Battle of Cantigny.First Division Museum -- source link
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