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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AzmyMan, post: 2824946, member: 89307&quot;]Hmm alright, let&#039;s see:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;RSM (probably abbreviation for &quot;Regiment de Spahi Marocains&quot; /Moroccan Spahi Regiment) - Dear Non-commissioned officers,</p><p><br /></p><p>First, please excuse me/us for not being able to express my feelings of appreciation and gratitude in your mother tongue; I/We have requested from the Seargent (not clear, Chamont?) to translate what my/our heart wishes to say. It is a great honour to have you, NCOs, in our midst and I/we are/am [proud?] that you have answered my/our amicable invitation.</p><p><br /></p><p>The ties of friendship and fraternity which reunite us today, on [English? strange? foreign? unclear] land are the result of great effort, which may only reinforce the great [charity? debt?] that I/we owe to our dear liberators of 1944.</p><p><br /></p><p>I/We have [seen? witnessed?] the [marvelous?] grandiose, beauty, discipline and the spirit of your [unclear, maybe your soldiers judging by the context].</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, since my/our [default? the rest is unclear], I/we remember dearly the memories of the time you spent at [Meil Bront]</p><p><br /></p><p>In the name of the delegation, NOCs [unclear]...I/we address our many thanks to the RSM and in particular the officers of 54 [unclear] for the unforgettable reception offered to myself/us. I/We shall personally [unclear. tansmit and comment something to the NOcs].</p><p><br /></p><p>I/We sincerely wish that you would maintain and preserve the spirtit of that day and hope to have the honour and pleasure of seeing you again numerous times, till we/I see you again]&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>I am not a native speaker, but I studied French for 10 years. I unfortunately could not read what was written on the sides of the letter; perhaps a native speaker could offer an even better translation. You may find more info on the RSM here: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Spahi_Regiment" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Spahi_Regiment" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Spahi_Regiment</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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