Chateau-Thierry and the Battle of Belleau Wood, Episode 256
Join Us in France Travel Podcast
Annie Sargent
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 10 November 2019
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
Find out why Chateau-Thierry and Belleau Wood are so important to French history and the history of the US Marine Corps. My guest on this episode relates his Memorial Day visit to this monument and his tips for enjoying this part of France.
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| 0:00.0 | This is join us in France episode 256. |
| 0:04.0 | Bonjou, I'm Annie Sergeant and join us in France is the |
| 0:08.0 | podcast where you'll hear pragmatic advice for your next trip to France. |
| 0:12.0 | Hopefully you'll get inspired to go beyond Paris |
| 0:16.4 | and enjoy the rest of France too. On today's episode my guest Greg and I talk |
| 0:21.7 | about a little known place called Chateau Terriich in the north of France. |
| 0:28.0 | It's just a little northeast of Paris in the Edna department in the Marna Valley and the Oak of France region. |
| 0:37.6 | There are about 15,000 inhabitants in Chateau-Téry today. Now I say Chateau-Terie is little known but if you're a |
| 0:48.8 | U.S. Marine you've probably heard of it because this was the place where major World War I battles took place and where |
| 0:58.0 | US Marines came to life as a specific branch of the military. |
| 1:03.2 | I had no idea until Greg contacted me offering to talk about it, so I'm very grateful for that. |
| 1:11.0 | I am publishing this episode on November 10th 2019 and tomorrow |
| 1:16.0 | November 11th is the National Day for Remembrance of Victory and Peace in |
| 1:21.4 | France and it is a national holiday. I think it is very important |
| 1:26.0 | that we remember World War I, which is hard for me to say World War I. |
| 1:31.2 | The Premier Germondial, it's so much easier in French folks, |
| 1:35.0 | because of the devastation that it caused. |
| 1:39.0 | As bad as World War II was, it didn't come close in terms of human loss. We live in a world full of political |
| 1:48.0 | anxiety and I think constant access to news really pushes our buttons. |
| 1:54.4 | But let's put things into perspective. |
| 1:57.6 | Compared to 1918, the world is amazingly peaceful. The poorest countries in the world are lifting |
| 2:04.8 | themselves out of poverty at an amazing rate. We all live longer and healthier. |
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