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To start the victory parade, Clemenceau insisted that the people
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who lead the way are the most badly mutilated men of the war,
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the gueules cassées , men with broken faces,
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the men without arms, the men without legs.
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The use of this vanguard of the suffering
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transformed a victory parade into a day of mourning.
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This was extraordinary.
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It was absolutely extraordinary.
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The Brits decided if there's going to be something on the 14th of July,
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we'd better do something, too.
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It'll take five days for us to get everybody back over.
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On the 19th of July we need a victory parade, too.