Word: sacrifia
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Dates: during 1961-1961
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...grateful Mayenne placed a wreath at the bridge's center. Then the town built a marble monument, bearing an image of McRacken's face and the legend: "Ici pour sauver ce pout, James McRacken, 315 Bataillon, U.S.A., se sacrifia le cinq Août, 1944." President Truman sent a message for its dedication; General Charles de Gaulle knelt to place a floral Cross of Lorraine. Through the years, schoolchildren replaced the flowers as they withered. Each Aug. 5, the residents followed their mayor to the bridge to pay their somber respects to Jim McRacken. Each Christmas, they sent...
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