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about the WWI Harlem Hellfighters, an all-Black regiment with more continuous combat (191 days at the front) and more losses (1,400 total casualties) than any other WWI regiment; awarded 171 French Croix de Guerre medals

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Fun Fact: about the WWI Harlem Hellfighters, an all-Black regiment with more continuous combat (191 days at the front) and more losses (1,400 total casualties) than any other WWI regiment; awarded 171 French Croix de Guerre medals

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