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This 90-minute documentary showcases some of the diverse soldiers and support personnel who served in the various 24 divisions of the U.S. Seventh Army under the 6th Army Group umbrella in WWII. Sometimes called "The Forgotten Army," some of the 7th fought in Africa and Italy and then alongside the French armies beginning with Operation Dragoon in the Mediterranean cities of Toulon and Marseilles on August 15th, 1944. Through personal stories that have been unexplored or are now largely forgotten, the film highlights some of the battles that liberated other cities up the Rhine through the Vosges Mountains on the east side of France and then across and down the river into Austria, Germany, and back to Italy until VE Day was declared on May 8, 1945. The film explores the defining moments of the troops’ liberation of the Kaufering and Dachau Concentration Camps. It examines the roots of discrimination that existed in both armies that many do not know about today.  It reveals, as well, the invisible scars that thousands who served carried home with them which had long-lasting effects on their lives and  loved ones.

The documentary is the vision of the late director/producer/writer Marc McClure, Ph.D., Professor of History at Walters State Community College in Morristown, TN. He received a small grant from the U.S. Embassy in Strasbourg thanks to the efforts of Jocelyne Papelard, President of the U.S. Memory Grand est France Association. Upon his death, his widow, Jessica McClure, was able to transfer the production to Co-producers / Writers Patricia Lofthouse, M.L.S., and Walters State Associate Professor of History Paul Lubotina.  

You may screen the full 90 minute film here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9TQaIxK1wI&feature=youtu.be            If you are interested in purchasing the  DVD, send $$8.00 for manufacturing and mailing costs by Paypal, Zelle, Venmo, or check to Patricia Lofthouse at loftypat@aol.com, 773-573-2231, 611 Cedar St., Park Ridge, IL, 60068.

Yes, the documentary includes subtitles in French and the DVD is available in both PAL and NTSC formats.