USAFE-AFAFRICA Public Affairs
5/25/2014 - MARNES-LA-COQUETTE, France -- -- Two hundred French and U.S. citizens gathered at the Escadrille Lafayette Memorial just outside of Paris, May 24, for a ceremony honoring fallen American volunteer pilots who flew with the French military in WWI.
These volunteer Airmen created the Escadrille Lafayette, or the Lafayette Squadron, and fought along side France before and after the United States officially joined the war in April, 1917.
Lt. Gen. Tom Jones, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa vice commander, and members of the USAFE-AFAFRICA honor guard and band participated in the ceremony.
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