General Pershing at the grave of Lafayette in Picpus Cemetery, July 4, 1917. In front of the speaker are Marshal Joffre and General Dubail, Military Governor of Paris. Other distinguished men about the speaker are Premier Ribot, Ambassador Sharp, Admiral Gleaves (who directed the convoy of American troops), and Brand Whitlock, American Minister to Belgium. The chief address was made by Colonel Stanton, who used the words, afterward famous, "Lafayette, we are here!" |