The Texas Merci boxcar on display at it,Äôs induction as a permanent exhibit into the Texas Military Forces Museum on Camp Mabry in Austin, Texas, Feb. 23, 2014. The boxcar was one of 49 given to the in 1949 - one for each state and the then Hawaiian territory. The "Gratitude Train" or Merci boxcars were given by the people of France as a gift to the American people as a gesture of thanks for relief supplies sent following World War II and the sacrifices made by American service members on French soil during World Wars I and II. ( Army National Guard photo by Capt. Martha Nigrelle) In
The Texas Merci boxcar on display at it,Äôs induction as a permanent exhibit into the Texas Military Forces Museum on Camp Mabry in Austin, Texas, Feb. 23, 2014. The boxcar was one of 49 given to the in 1949 - one for each state and the then Hawaiian territory. The "Gratitude Train" or Merci boxcars were given by the people of France as a gift to the American people as a gesture of thanks for relief supplies sent following World War II and the sacrifices made by American service members on French soil during World Wars I and II. ( Army National Guard photo by Capt. Martha Nigrelle) International history returns to the Texas National Guard 140223-Z-FP744-005
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