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Bridgehead Sentinel
Society of the [[image]] 1 First Division

G.O. 201, 1918-Hq. A.E.F.-"The Commander in Chief has noted in this Division a special pride of service, and a high state of morale, never broken by hardship nor battle."

VOL. VI-No. 46 FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.,  SEPTEMBER 1943  DUES, $1.00 PER YEAR

THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

COMRADES OF THE FIRST DIVISION, A.E.F.:
A quarter of a century has passed since the great events in which the division made for itself an undying place in history. Many of our veterans have passed to the great beyond but many more are living to keep the faith founded on campaign and battle. Old wounds and disease from hardships or from the vicissitudes of life have brought suffering to many. Yet, the living are bound even more strongly together by the passage of time.

Conditions resulting from the war have made our reunions impracticable in 1942 and 1943. However, the Bridgehead-Sentinel carries a greeting to all whose addresses are known. To those in the service, we wish the success that they richly deserve and to the many who are deprived of the privilege of serving, we give assurance of our pride and confidence.

From every source, reports show that the active division in North Africa is upholding the standards and the traditions born on the Western Front. As our history truly states, there was breathed a soul into this peerless command and souls are immortal. We are assured that our successors are resolved to do no less than the men who would be denied and whose brilliant victories and unprecedented sacrifices at Soissons and the Meuse-Argonne determined in the largest measure the fate of the war. 

Let me urge that all of our veterans unite with the Branch Societies and gather often to find renewed faith and strength in the spirit of comradeship which is our privileged inheritance.

My good wishes are ever with you and my gratitude for your accomplishments and pride in your loyalty are unfailing.

Faithfully your friend,
(SGD) C. P. SUMMERALL,
President, Society of the First Div. AEF.

DIVISION MONUMENTS

The First Division Memorial Association Monuments are:

The First Division Monument in the Nation's Capital South of the State War and Navy building and the five battle monuments, located on the battlefields of Cantigny, Soissons, Vigneulles, Sommerance and Sedan.

The members are interested in our monuments, especially our Washington Memorial Monument, which is frequently inspected and for which the Superintendent of National Parks performs the customary and necessary maintenance work.
Every veteran or friend of the Division who visits the Nation's Capital should see the First Division Memorial Monument, one of the most beautiful monuments in the country.

In 1941 it was reported that all of the monuments in France were in good order and condition. In 1942 it was not known what condition they were in, excepting that the Sedan Memorial Monument had been partially or wholly destroyed, as well as the one in Cantigny.

Anyone who has any comment or suggestion to make in respect to the Memorial Association Monuments please send them to the writer whose address is The Citadel, Charleston, S.C., or to: 
Colonel Adolphe Huguet,
2 Beekman Place,
New York City, N.Y.
(Chairman Monument Committee)

(Sgd) C. P. Summerall,
President Soc. 1st Div. A. E. F.
The Citadel, Charleston, S. C.

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