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nations' detachment that sat ^[[sat]] well with [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] the circumstances of the occasion.
Such a jubilant and handsome reception for the victors it was.
The Americans were snappy and made a decidedly good impression, ^[[General]] Pershing received a tremendous ovation as did also ^[[General]] Haig, and, ^[[of course,]] manifold French leaders.
I had a point of vantage at the eleventh hour. The Elysée Palace Hotel which the U.S. Quartermaster Corps still occupied, offered a variety of window and roof space. So many Americans [[strikethrough]] and hed [[/strikethrough]] had grandstand seats for the grand review.
Down in the Place de la Concorde an observation sausage swung aloft. Across the river French [[?]] burst