"Operation Poinsettia" ships food to the world

"Operation Poinsettia" ships food to the world

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Operation Poinsettia is a large-scale peacetime initiative by the USA to provide food aid to needy regions across Europe, Africa, the Near and Far East, and Latin America. The operation involves surplus food stocks from the Department of Agriculture, marked as donations from the American people. Ceremonies in Philadelphia marked the first shipments to France and Germany, with blessings from representatives of three faiths. The initiative also supports flood victims on both sides of the Iron Curtain, emphasizing that freedom from hunger knows no barriers.

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