Thursday, March 4, 1943.
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Notes From a Soldier's Sketch Book
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and civilians by written permission of the camp commander.
Published by the Camp Adair Sentry, publisher, Box 347, Cor­
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conqueror. The great Hannibal
croaaing the Alps referred to Win­
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ter as a "sentinel guarding the nar­
row passes of the mountain»-” And
today in the greatest war of all
So buddies be true to thia friend­
military history, we find ourselves
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sives, are being dug out for -crap.
As the days and weeks pf train­ And land us safely together
ing for w ar beet me months with­ On good old American soil.
out change in its rigorous monot­
ony. a soldier naturally becomes a There we will meet our loved ones
bit discouraged and is apt to feel A new life then to begin
at times that he isn't aeeomplish- Should we meet no more in this
ing much.
world
He should not be discouraged May we meet up there with him.
and he should be made to realize
—By Pfc. Frederick Jones
that he is by no means a failure.
382nd Inf.
In his blue moments he is inclined
to overlook certain facts.
Less than two years ago our If you and I were snowflakes twain,
Army was faced with the urgent
A 12-Page Sappleaient in Full Color showing 250 different
And floating gently forth,
problem of training tens of thous­ Upxin a cloudlet’s foamy sea,
insignia of the Army, Navy and Marines-plus 11 dis­
ands of men for combat as quickly
tinguished service medals. Now you can spot who’s-
Went drifting toward the north—
a« possible. The finest young men This flake would be a happy sou).
who-and-what at a glance!
f
in the nation were inducted into a
For freezing, icy breath of north­
IN THIS SAME ISSUE ____
world strange to them. They re­
ern wind
sponded magnificently. It was in­ Would blow us dose, and freeze us,
0M Hytag Fortro»* Downs Jap«’ Bost Bomber. How a riddled
evitable that not all these men
American plane defied the laws of chance in a dogfight
cold as Death.
would get into the branch of the
Into a glacier we would sink.
over the Solomons.
service they thought they should. And then- for eons lie,
How to Behave in North Africa - What our troops were told
Il is not possible to predict with
Twin little lacy flakes of ice
about making friends with the natives and not speak­
absolute accuracy the perfect place Hidden from every eye.
ing to women.
But as a southern breeze should
I for any individual, no matter how
Dramatic
Sten of the Submarine - An American invention
intelligent, healthy or industrious
take
that
was
stolen by the Germans.
he may be.
Us to his warmer clime,
But the Army is doing an excel­
How Houdini, America's Greatest Magician, performed some of
And gently fold these flakes of
lent job. No soldier, if he is fair,
snow—
his most hair-raising escapes.
can deny that the Army is making Together for all time;
There are 35 absorbing features in this one pocket-size maga­
an all-out effort to carefully weigh
Then we, my love, in ecstacy
zine ... condensed for quick, enjoyable reading.
individual qualifications and in so Would swiftly melt and flow
NOW 15« TO SERVICE MEN • TSS TO EVERYONE ELSE
far as possible making assignments
Together in one diamond drop,
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ligious facilities all attest to a
I PITY THE M \ N
regard of persona) welfare remark,
1 pity the man who ne
able in wartime.
known
The good soldier will bear all of
The pleasure of owning a pup;
this in mind. And while knowing
Who never has watched his funny
that discipline must be fully main­
ways
tained, can so deport himself as
In the business of growing up.
to establish- n wholesome comar-
aderie between officers and men.
The army is patience, toughness I pity the man who enters his gate
Alone and un-r.oticcd at night.
and humility rolled into one—and
the soldier who combines these No dog to welcome him joyously
home
with a good natured determination
With his frantic yelps of delight.
not to grumble or complain, but to
! And always follow this friend
For he is ready to guide us
If only well turn to him.
It's A Great Life
Camp Adair Sentry
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IN THE MARCH
Editor's Note: The following essay has been brought to the
attention of the editorial staff of the “Sentry" ami it in turn would like
to pass it along to the readers, since it embodies a subject which is
of concern to us all. It wa- composed by (.'. W. Robison, of Portland,
noted west coast lawyer, and was presented first over KGW. News of
it came to the attention of the National Broadcasting e impuny, and
in a few weeks was aired over a nationwide network, and the NIK'
ordered 500,000 copies to take care of listeners’ requests.
The Recogni t ion
WO«»
You know, I think I'd know Him, if I’d meet Him trudging down
some snow-filled Russian road, or if perchance we'd stopped nwhile
l>eneath the burning Lybian sun. Yeah . , . I'd know Him if I was
resting in the jungle heat of a valley near n town called Guna. I
kind« feel I'd know Him, anyw-hcrc or anytime.
a«- -o'-
And when I’d meet Him, we’d rest awhile. He’d it down by me
.
ami I'd lay down my tommy-gun and ga mask, und my pack and
we’il just talk about the things he'd wanta hear. I'd tell Him of
Have You Seen This
mother . . . how sh«“ believed in Him. He’d stnile so wistfully
Gink? Zilch Seeking
say, “My Mother, too. Mothers, they have ever been the same.”
Then I’d tell Him how I grew up . . . how I was raised on the Enlighten mentation
streets where the men and not the houses wear the numbers. I’d tell
Him . . . how when my old man got hitched again . . . he and his new To the Editor:
1 am very sorry as due to one
“dame" threw me out, that's how I got to running with the “gang."
CALLING DR. KILDARE:
I'd tell Him how “a father" here, "a sister" there, and sometimes thing and another I have not been
An eminent surgeon recently at­
some guys from some poor mission tried to help me. He’d nod His writing you any high-power fea­ tended the unveiling of a bust of
tures of lute but notice you now
lead and say, “These lire (My best beloved) the good shepherds."
himself at one of our leading uni­
have a lot of columnists anyway,
Then I'd tell Him how, when I got a little older, I got in tin*
versities. After the ceremonies a
but you see I ain still in the Aimy.
“racket." J’d come clean , . . I'd tell Him that I'd done a “i tretch."
1 urn extremely curious for some young woman came up to him “I
And He'd look at me niul suy, "There are scars mi your soul, My Son.”
enlightenment nt ion about who is hope you appreciate,” she said,
Then He'd look at Hi white Hund with those great scars upon the
the individual pictured here who “that I have come 50 miles to see
palm» . . . ami it would seem to me as if the wounds were fresh again.
I have seen walking about this your bust unveiled." Whereupon
Yet, when He would lay His Hand upon my shoulder, why, the touch
Army Post, often near and around he graciously replied, “I would go
just made me clean again.
Service (’)ub No. 1 where this n thousand miles to see yours."
Then I’d tell Him of the things , . . just as they were. I’d tell Him make-up fellow from Hollywood,
From Ft. Niagara Drum,
of this guy “Schieklegruber" and that bald-headed, fat on«“ that plays Steve Cietiaoa, works.
New York.
at Caesar. I’d tell Him what they did. I'd tell Him how they murdered
millions of nun and women . . . yeah, little children. I'd tell Hix that
they mocked nt Him and laughed nt God. Then I'd sec Hi« eve* just
SPORTS DEPT: A basketball
flash . . . then I'd kinda feel sorry that I’d bothered Him. He'd seem
gain«“ among some officers wa«
to know it, for He’d >uy, “For it^^not yc who «peak, but the l icit
waxing hot and heavy here recent­
of your Father which : peuketh In^Bni.” . . . "Verily 1 say unto vou,
ly. Toward the end of a very hectic make the best of it, will go home
it hall he more tolerable for th«“ land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the
period, the r« force
an enlisted from th«- wars a better man for it.
1 ay of Judgment . . . (than for such men a these).”
man
blew his whistle loudly ami
Well, maybe then I'd say, "But how about in«“ .
mi* and my
brought the play to a stop.
tommy-gun?" And He'd say to me, earnest-like, “What 1 till you in
“One more trick like that." he
ANSWER BOX
darkness, that speak ye in the light; and what ye hear in the ear. that
bellowed at one of the players, "and
preach ye on the house-tops." . , . "And now I gy unto you. ho t|iut :
I’ll throw,you out of the ggmttr ,
4
hath no »word let him soil bin guLiiients and buy one."
Q When war the khaki uniform
SIR!"
-From
1 hen about thut time . . . we’d have some grub. I'd take out niy
Aberdeen Proving Grounds. first worn by the U. S. Army?
< mcrgency rations, and we'd split them. He'd look at me and whisper,
A. It was first worn in 189k by
Pvt. i leiiHua is tue loimw who
■‘Blessed art thou, oh Lord, God, King of the Universe, who sanctifies
the volunteer troops in the Spanish-
TR ACK AND FIELD DEPT.
makes
the
life
masks
and
trick
food to Ilia children." Then we’d ent.
Our Ozark operative reports: American War. It was found that
makeup stuff I was telling you
the heavy woolen, dark blue uni­
I'd say, “I'm sorry, Fella, I ain’t got any more . .
I thought would b<* u good story. Their win lots of excitement over
teen's dry."
form was too hot for the tropics.
at
Pistol
Creek
last
week.
Grand-
Ycsfeiday I went to s«-c Pvt.
The khaki was found so serviceable,
He’d nod and say, “I am the bread of life. He that eometh to Me,
(’lenses and they told me he would pappy Fettleshy will paintin' the that the whole dress Regulation for
»hall never hunger; and he that believeth in Me shall never thirst."
be there soon and I sut down and barn roof and fell off into n barrel the Army was changed to khaki.
1 hen I’d feel ju.-t like once when I was tired, I lay down on my belly I was looking over
some military of turpentine. We ean’t find out
by a hr«Mik and drank. an<l felt so sool and fine again.
secrets and stuff when this old how had hurt he is yet us we ain’t
Q. Where did the "grenade" get
Then when I’d look to when* He was . , . I'd be alone . . alone
snort I'm sending you the picture been able to ketch him.
its mime?
• gain.
From The Bealiner, Cal.
of cnnie in. He said:
A. We’ve heard that grenades
Yeah, this much I ve got , , , this thing I've got for sure, I know
“Get the (mustn't say the naugh­
wen1 named after the pome-
Pd know Him if I’«l meet Him on the Russian Steppes or on the
ty word, mustn't say the naughty
NO HOPE:
prante because this fruit made a
lybian wastes or in u «teaming Jungle near a town called Gunn, I
word) out of my office," in a high
Susie:
"How
is your boy friend rattling noise when shaken. Your
know I'd know Him anywhere . . , anytime ... or any place.
cracked voice.
coming along with that Army In- guess is as good as ours as to how-
By C W ROBISON, Portland. Oregon.
I said: “I um waiting for Pvt. stitute course he is taking in much truth there is to it.
Clensoa, th«* make-up artist. Hö English?"
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runs this part of thii office you
Adele: "Terrible! He -till ends
Q. Are we supposed to salute
OF AN
S don’t."
every sentence with u proposition.” Army nurses?
He said: "Oh no? Redikulus,
From Fort Niagara Drum,
A. Yes. They’re entitled to the
OLDTIMER = young whippersnapper," mid went
New York. same privileges with reference to
By Henry Beckett
to work drawing pictures and
salutes as are customarily enjoyed
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BERTH CONTROL: A man in a by mui prescribed for grades cor­
Pretty seen I got mad and left, crowded pullman gave his berth to responding to their relative rank
GOVERNORS ISLAND. N. Y
York and then I gently put him
1 wilt find this Pvt. ('leñaos some an old lady who could not get u
This paper certainly gave roe a «town at the »table door.
way foi he ia a good story. They
Q.*l’m still supporting by mother
reservation. Delayed between trains
But when I looked back 1 saw a
gr< at »end-off, and I have just now
call him the "Pvt. of many faces,
lie wired hie wtfet Wll.l BE HOME and a kid brother even though I am
small whit«1 object following me in
»«in th«“ place written by Wallae«*
none of them < ver Pfe.”
1 \ Ht 8 TOP sa ill’ Ml NIGHT tn the Army. Now I’m wondering
the dark. After awhile it stopped,
I picked up thia picture of the
(Unknown Quantity) Rawles. It waited a bit, then slowly returned
STP JUST GAVE BERTH TO AN whether I’ll be able to claim “head
old coot as he was pretty insulting
of the family exemption" on my in­
rench«sl me lat«* and ia <ti»concert­ to the stables. ,
OLD LADY
in hn • way and I want to report
come tax return. What about it?
ing. because I hail seen Inter <di-
Somehow I have a strange feeling
him to somebody. A rs. faithfully.
A Yea Your separation because
tiona of The Sentry and was that 1 haven't seen the la«t of my
DIFFICULT
QUESTION
Pvt, A. Theodore Zilch.
of military service ha’ no effect
In a few days I'll mail
nmased by the paper's steady im- little cat
Mother:
"Have
a
good
tim«
“
at
p S 1 just turned the picture
on your personal exemption as head
$»rov<ment «Ince the staff got rid some catnip to Stuble Sgt George
over und it says "Makeup artist the party and be a go<«d girl."
of the family.
of me. I knew that it had to get Jensen Perhaps he will distribute
Daughter:
“
Gee!
Ma.
please
make
Steven Clenaos in one of his many
letter, hut not ao much lietter.
it among th«' eats which will be
disguises," That answers my ques­ up your mind! Will ya?"
TO Mt BUDDIES IN (AMI
Although Rawles th«“ Pfc (us he multiplying when spring comes
From Fort Ord Panorama
tion and I think somebody ha«
wi,. when we parted), is un M I*., aiul will r«“port briefly to me
If
We've trod this camp together
I h - cii pulling th«* wool over my «-ye«
X CH \XGF X CEBITS
»«me of hi» data aliout me was so, I'll express thanks in this col-
My buddies friends and 1
again.
i ix \l AN8WM
true, and all of it was compli­ ■ um. It's new», I think, when cat­
But there is a friend far better
mentary, »«> accuracy doesn't mat­ nip 1» mailed from New Yolk City
"Hey, you guys! W here are y ; <>u Who is living up on high
ter. lie did go a bit far. I thought, to the cat« of a camp stable in Ore­
carrying
that fellow? 1« he
in calling me a friend of General gon. And if, in this way. I «an
drunk ?"
A friend who died to eave us
(P«n>hing. It'» u fact that oner 1 keep Olegon cat contacts for the
"No."
Amt »how us ■ way to escape
cr«»»cd the West Point campus with duration, perhaps when th, war 1» Dear »in:
"Sick, maybe?"
The road that leads to destruction
1 wish to notify you of my
General Pershing, asking queationa over my Robin Adair will come to
The way that leads us to fate.
"Nope "
to which he pai«t no attention. Imt live on my wife's New Jersey farm. change of address, and name. I’ve
“Oh. just a gag huh?"
Iwen receiving your paper for soim
do«“« thut make us friends?
I turn from this road of distruc-
"Nunh. huh."
time, and have gotten a lot of en­
tion
Mott of all. I appreciated th«' ac­
“I know: he has ditty «pell« "
Your Governor
joyment out of it You, canip pro­
1
-
count <>f my cat idyll, as I should
"Nope "
t UM ttf MtHBIIRl«MBM»l«ll«»MtiaMB* •••••••
gram 1« al«o very good, and i«
descritx“ it. and may I add to that
Greets You
-“Very tired, I eues.«
:
among oui
try
how ? On Sunday aftr rnoon, the
"No."
far
to
tune
in
«lai before my departure from
"Well. what the hell is the mat
A irginia
have only
Camp Adair. I went to the stable»
ter with him-“
Please give my congratulations
Hen
1«
nJ-
• nd borrow«d little Robin Artair. as
“He'» d«“a<l."
•nd best wishes to the Virginia «Irena:
•
) had done every Sunday aftcrno«>n.
— From Th« Kangefindi-r.
boy»
at
Camp
Adair
and
tell
them
Florence
Stewart,
*nd took him to the Publi«- R> la
California
they
are
great
I)
missed
at
home.
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8.
E
Raymond.
«ions Office, wrherc h«“ curled up in
Virginia
ia
proud
of
her
»an«
in
Pvrtland.
Oregon
a wire basket and slept, while I
:
And Many Left
the Armed Force«. an<< know» that
I w ouhl like to have the paper
Worker).
We
dtxwe
-town
30.090
feet
and
they will play their part with sent o Mrs. Clayton D Brown.
M Sgt. William E. Carmichael
courage and fortitu«le - C 1MÏ S. E Pine St.. Portland, Ow. all my »in» fla»h«*«l before me. It
dmpprxl in to pet the cat und look grant
Thank you ami
Keep up the was ao interesting I ma«ir the pilot
W. Darden, Jr.
on m** with understarxling.
He
go back aiul do it e«ght more tim«*«.
grxst work!
knew how I'd grown to love thi.t
- Reader's Digest.
i
Minnesota
a
grateful little hall of fur. It was
Sincerely your».
Thank you for the opportunity
•ft«*r nightfall when I carried th«
Mix. Clayton Brown,
About three-fourths of all sports
Cat back to the »Lahltoi, I told him to greet the men from Minnesota
If they take you in the army I equipment now being manufactured
to n member me a» long a* a cat We want them to know that we are am going to nell my bond«. ( Frank foes to member» Of the armed »err- .
Madison at Fifth
could remember and I promiwd to mighty proud of them. Best wi-h«*» Morgan. NBC, picked by Reader's re* and to those receiving pre-in- if
OnrraDta
0eud him some catnip from New to ail. Harold Stassen.
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