Photos: 100 years later, France honors American's sacrifice
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American poet, romantic and soldier Alan Seeger died on that most American of days, July 4th, at the Battle of the Somme.
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In this Sept. 13, 1918 file photo, U.S. troops of the 107th Regiment Infantry, 27th Division, advance on a path through a barbed wire entanglement near Beauqueanes, Somme, France during World War One. (AP Photo/U.S. Army Signal Corps, File)
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In this undated file photo, French soldiers carry the wounded during the World War One Battle of the Somme, France. (AP Photo, File)
100 years later, France marks American's July 4 sacrifice
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A World War I memorial including the last name of American poet Alan Seeger stands in Belloy-en-Santerre, France.
100 years later, France marks American's July 4 sacrifice
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The mayor of Belloy-en-Santerre, France, displays, at center, “Alan Seeger: The Complete Works” in his office.
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In this 1916 file photo, Australian artillery soldiers operate a large caliber gun at the Somme front, in France during World War One. (AP Photo, File)
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In this Sept. 13, 1918 file photo, U.S. troops of the 107th Regiment Infantry, 27th Division, advance on a path through a barbed wire entanglement near Beauqueanes, Somme, France during World War One. (AP Photo/U.S. Army Signal Corps, File)
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