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Camp Adair Sentry April 22. 1943. It’s A Great Lite ANSWER BOX I Notes From a Soldier's Sketch Book Correction: 1st Sgt Ray Atkin# Hdq. Co.. SCU 1911, called atten- Uon to error in Answer Box of la*t week. A member of the Na tional Guard may wear service stripe only after three years of federal service «Army Regulations •00-4«), paragraph 46E). PUBLISHED EV EK Y THURSDAY X ■’ Examine, Then, Our Souls April rhe 22nd, and the jwyoos peal of Easter bells ahneady can be heard, ringing forth a paean of joy to still the **dne-s of Good Friday. We have undergone a Ca? ary : -acrifke in the year, a Golgotha of <t?f?er- ing and pain. Tht ways of adver-ity have seemed to be -urs. Mach that fcoaid be afforded: much in the r t pos’-. * ■ r have been er ’Tied with success bitt only with - . h :< --- a- is bought deariy. at a price many of oar -a r- have been unwilling’ to pay. X wi’h Ea-ter cemes the pr emise of a new tide in our affairs. are we on the def- X longer are we : reed * r: e grocmd constantly to a savagely pursuing in h .“.ar. iive-. Now we are the pursuer. Now we are in a -rion to determine the fie on which our battles shall be f yght. The advantage is no ionger with the enemy, eithe- in manpower or in the weapons with which wars are fou'zh*. Our Calvary has not been in vain* We face a Res rrrex’icn f ¿r -trength. our courage, our will to win! For th -e of us on the home front, who have not yet I bee tail- r • : f ~ the -cipreme test, it remains this Easter to? :r.t ur - ji-for the an--*ver t one irr.y<»rtant ?h<jught: -5- ■ '■■■ - . f--- a7r ■ •: ..._• ih f : hich I Wrft . Z< ■arsi ? we are cape' e to tvrther the -access of the war effort? -tr.er ar job ca.is for the administration of a camp, the -a ersnip f a company, the operation of a mes~ hall, or the dri' ir.z of a truck, are we contributing ail that is m ■ - t ; see that that job i- well done: nay, that that job is Go to It dene as perfectly a- i_- humanly possible? “May I ki- y u ?“ asked Harvey i* : - a thought which each of us ~houid bear in mind this M I'-. nakL Ea-’ . : .t .. r. - xur. tr.cj irt- as this that the American “May I ki-- you?” he repeated sji'irit and fa.tn in ultimate triumph are based. again. —Pfe. Frank C. Manin. Ger* r -a;i nothing. "Hey.” h-.ilered Harvey impa HtiHiMitwifiiiii ; h » i ihiiihiihii uniiuffîftinnintinilimnnummin X « a . 1 f * a A Piare in the Sun Robert Ley. Nazi labor leader, recently -aid: “We must follow our Fuehrer wherever he may lead u«. Yes. if he lead- u- to drive the dev:’ cut of hell, we will follow him there. —The Armodier. A - .dier at Camp Adair wrote “free” twice on his envelope. He explained that he wanted it to go via air malt DON’T SCR \PE YOUR FEET tiently, “are you deaf?“ To the Editor:— OF AN Gertie koke»! at him: “N are He’s No Hog! I t In the line of lighter editorial y u paralyzed ? ” . Red Redhouse: "There’s sand in OLD-TIMER matter, but nevertheless, we think, —The Armodier. Arkansas. •.he -tew!” of importance, is this little lesson = By Henry Beckett : I Myron Johnson: “Yeah? Stop No. 1. regarding Emily Post. GI. ^NitiiiiHiiiiiinnnnniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHfifniniiifiiifniiiiiiiiiiNtffiiiiii 4 Doing the Draft A»ay ■ griping. Aren’t you serving your One of the most signal examples New York City A .out ar. hour went from Ft Dix, N. J. dear » Sign on a car: “Just married. country ? ” of bad manners this EM has wit ago I handed an “Efit Pa?«“ to acre«3 a he continent to the camp Till draft do us part.“ Rex Redhou-e: "There’- sand in nessed at Camp Adair was evi eating it.” the M.P. and hoarded a ferry boat that we helped to build ar.d to I —-a Dieg. Rar.ze F:: der. denced the other evening during from Governor’- Island to down maintain, I’ll remember those the operatic concert given at the town New York. Then I took the week# in terts and walking pc-t Pome Doubting Thoma* Field House. Soldiers who evidently t Itti St. ‘ W 14th subway to and from there a- the “unarmed unarmed armed guard.” Pr ce. Prone on the range had stumbled unknowingly into the “Are you sure this private was walk-. home. and the work details and drill and V. here the limited service men pray drurk. asked the Commanding Of wrong room and were perhaps ex On Ç Í3 tat final walk in uniform some paper work and chemical W here -ften is heard an encourag ficer. pecting something along the line of jump and jive, were seen to de I pa» « ■v. .ue _ff; er. No doubt he warfare » h -s! and then public ro- ing word “Well, replied the MP. “I saw part by the two’s, three’s and one expect e i a .-atute but he seemed lati->n«. Still a red flag wave- ail the ¿ay. him put a penny in the fire alarm half dozens at various « unstrategic startle« i by the vigor of my ges- For tht- camp paper and for the —Camp White Grenade. Oregon. box. then look up at the clock on n mmtnU throughout the program. tore. J A.1- my solemn face may regu.ar newspapers I interviewe*! the Fir t National Bank and shout: -Now. if an affair is not of your have in urc--«ed him. I was tempted i general officers and a number The Modern Definition “ify God, I’ve lust 14 pounds.” 'choosing though you have (or have to exp ■a.' that it was the last - cclor.el- and other officers ar.d —Camp Pickett News. A wolf is a guy who can't be not) paid your good money to wit time I ha : : -.e ^rir;’.e^e of «alut- enlisted men ar.d wrote about host-* left at the door. ness it. Emily Post says it is quite mg a* a er.l; ted man in the e»-e«. bears, and various ether! —Fort Sheridan Target. Jingle ail right to getup and go home. But Army. phenomena of Adair. That *a- ■ The army’s fun; the army's not. never choose as your moment of No one was at home. I was glad. interesting and I hope that it wa? ; marches ever famous road«, and Some like it swell, departure the time when the artist I needed to he aior.e. Sadly I re useful, yet in retrospect I think ■ the bells f our artillery and the Some like it not. is in the middle of a selection. V. ait moved the Service Flag from the more fondly of the work deiails. ■ prove it by any behavior of mine at least until the break comes, then wrr.rfo' and was about to change the drill, ar.d walking post. If at Camp Ada exit quietly, and don’t scrape your TRUTH clothe« ^«ood every physiol test ar.d wa- • Anyhow I got to the front the from uniform to civilian < feet. but decided to remain in olive drab ready for more. Thu.« I am con I < other time. I comfort myself witH There i ¡s nothing so pure as truth, Of course, there might have been wrtil I tad written one more me«- soled for the War Department'« that thought. And don't any of you Nothing to match its clearness; more excuse, were not these artists sage of affection to all of you at «tubborn refu«al to let me be a l: pity me now. The men to pity There is nothing to gain, from contributing of their own time and real - id;«-r. Maybe my 54 year- Camp Adair. effort. It would have been more searching in vain;) are the lads who lack the vision I feel miserable and I want you are a .«uffiefer.t bar to combat duty. and the zest for adventure, the I Nothing like its sincereness. understandable had not a few hund- to kr >w it. Quitting the Army in I but the War Department can’t ones ’»ho are glad because physical Invent or discover, destroy or erase, red others present for the concert the mi idle of a war is a bitter ex ing ' and the associations ar.d ac deficiencies and other failing« have Be strong, feel weak, be humble. not been so evidently enjoying it to the utmost. perience for me. Oh yes, I know tivities of a training camp. Al I operated to hold them in civilian stand proud, But I don't think so. Considered Walk by yourself; or be part of that personal obligation* come though I couldn't get into a com- occupations. bat outfit, I mingled with men any way, it was an example of bad fir st and that I can be more useful the crowd; So this is my farewell. The1 who are going to the front and I manners. —Just an EM who likes outside and probably should not .Camp Adair Sentry i- a soldiers'i Then look into your heart, peer wrote about them. good music and enjoyed the “opera have er: ted in the first place, into your face; ! pap*-r and I am a civilian. Rut at, Certainly this hasn’t been my heart ¡11 remain one of you and j j Be <dd. or filled with the vigor of night.” but just the «¿me it hurt« like hell. youth. At least I was with you for1 war ir. the way that the other one 4 by being a.s useful to the country’ Wise Guy: “I have a dog that awh e At least I had, for almost was. To many of you I was as I can, in this war. I still may But agree with the wonderment of can pronounce his own name.” a year, the privilege of “belong- "Pop,” rather than comrade. And feel that I am in the Service. pure simple truth. The Goat: “Oh yeah! What is his enerny’s. Yet I'll remember the this time I have no memories of a Ar.d if you want me for anything, T. 5 Morns Weldon. name?” ride of the 4W, the 400 of us who transport, foreign cities, grim I'm back on The New York Post. Hq. Co. SCU 1911.1 Wise Guy: “Buw Wow.” MUTTERINGS « CHANGE CERPTS And Here > rroof Mary had a little lamb Whc-e heart she so preferred; But -he couldn’t wait ar.d quickly wed A wolf ho d been deferred. —Camp Living-1 n Communique. Q. A fellow told me the other night that *ome Army post in the (*. S. was recently named after a private. Is that correct? A. Yes. A special order of the War Department named Camp Mackall. Hoffman, N. C.. in honor of Pvt. John T. Mackall. 2d Bn.. 5<>3d Inf. Pvt. Mackall died No vember 12. 1942. of wounds re ceived in action. Q. I’m over 38 and will soon get an honorable discharge to work in a defense piant. I’m an alien and would ’ike to get my citizenship papers. 1» it true that I can get them in a short time considering the fact that I have been in the Army over three months? A. Honorably discharged men. well as ail members of the armed forces, are eligible for U. S. citizenship papers, provided they entered the country legally. When you reach home apply at the near est office of the Naturalization Service. Q. "hen were serial* numbers first assigned to enlisted men in the U. S. Army? (an you tell me who received Army Serial Num ber One? A. The War Department as signed serial numbers to each en listed man in the U. S. Army Feb ruary ». 1518. Serial Number One was given to M Sgt. Arthur B. Crean. an old soldier in the Medics. After World War I similar iden tification numbers were also as signed to commissioned officers of the reserves and the regulars. Each officer’s number was preced ed by the letter “O”. The number "0-1” was given to Gen. John J. Pershing. •« - -* <