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There’s been all that silliness over French fries and French toast. Then there was the dumping of French wine and other products. Now, Republican Scott McInnis is calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs ‘‘to immediately sever ties with a French-owned marble manufacturer that is the main supplier of US military headstones for national cemeteries.’’
McInnis said in a release that he was writing Veterans Affairs Secretary Anthony Principi to say that buying from a French company, given France’s effort to ‘‘undermine’’ the troops, was ‘‘particularly disturbing.’’
‘‘To force the relatives of our (troops) in Iraq to mourn their loss under a headstone supplied by a (French) company is an insult that no US soldier or their family should be forced to endure.’’
Meanwhile, the State Department’s Foreign Affairs and Recreation Association is raising money to help restore the George C. Marshall Center in Paris. It’s doing this by selling the Hotel De Talleyr and scarf. For just $150, you can have ‘‘this 100% silk scarf (best quality of silk) made in France, by the LR. Paris Company.’’ The scarf is ‘‘both suitable for men or women: framed in an office or worn by a lady, it’s always the perfect gift for hails and farewells.’’ Or bonjours and adieus. (LAT-WP)
