Lucien Galtier

Lucien Galtier was a farmer in Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, which was occupied by U.S. forces early in the Great War. Although Galtier did was not overtly hostile to the U.S. occupation, the occupiers decided to confiscate part of his land to build a military hospital. After his daughter, Nicole, married Leonard O'Doull, one of the USA Army surgeons, the U.S. military government and the government of the Republic of Québec decided Galtier was friendly, and he was compensated for the land and paid back rent. The Republic of Quebec later bought the land the hospital was built on for a large sum. That money, combined with the rent he had received, made him one of the wealthier farmers in the area.

Galtier had mixed feelings for much of his life about the U.S. and the independence of Quebec. While he was sentimental about his days as a Canadian, Galtier ultimately found peace in the course of worldevents and their impact on his life. This peace was affirmed when Arthur McGregor, a Canadian farmer who had turned terrorist, died when he attempted to assassinate George Custer.

Galtier's wife died of cancer a few years after the Great War ended. Galtier spent the next decade enjoying his family, especially is grandchildren. Nonetheless, his family encouraged him to find a new lady friedn. He began a happy relationship with Eloise Granche. He died of a heart-attack during sexual intercourse a few months before the Second Great War began.