Beauvain, shortly after its liberation on August the 16th 1944.

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Three French civilians sit on some steps closely observing the activities of two American soliders going about their business.

The GI on the right is no ordinary soldier but Major General Manton Sprague Eddy, commander of the 9th US infantry division.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manton_S._Eddy