Au pays qui nous a donné « La Liberté », nous rendrons la liberté

Au pays qui nous a donné « La Liberté », nous rendrons la liberté

To the country which gave us the ‘Statue of Liberty’, we will bring back liberty

Au pays qui nous a donné « La Liberté », nous rendrons la liberté [to the country which gave us the ‘Statue of Liberty’, we will bring back liberty]

The first page shows the Statue of Liberty in New York, noting that the Americans would bring back liberty to the country which gave them the Statue of Liberty.

On the reverse is a message from America to the French people.

As allies in 1917 with troops on French soil, it observes that America is once more an ally. It has taken 18 months to prepare and to abandon isolationism. French resistance helped Great Britain to prepare for the Battle of Britian and, in turn, gave America time to get ready. Marshal Pétain paid tribute to the American fallen in 1937. Continuing French resistance has meant the world is aware of its debt to France. The war will be won and peace will come. It urges the French to keep going.

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