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How France Remembers Its Vietnam War Dead

Between 1946 and 1954, France's force sustained more than 55,000 military deaths (only 28% of whom were Frenchmen) in Indochina. It would be 50 years before they and 300,000 French veterans would be officially and publicly recognized.

With America's Vietnam Veterans Memorial Center taking shape, it is instructive to take a look at how France paid tribute to the participants, especially those who died, in its eight-year war in Indochina. The similarities with the U.S. experience in this regard are striking. Yet there was one major difference: the composition of the forces who fought the war.

But before following France's road to remembrance, it is necessary to delve into whom actually fought ...

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