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ire to the church while Mama took care of Dickie and Ethel´ Athene can explain terms and ritual�察�I shan't try。 But it not only gave me two more days of leave�察�much of which I ~ent running errands for Mama ��these medieval weddings are plex operations���察�but it also gave me
´ time with Pop�察�and now I know him better than I ever did as a son under his roof´and like him very much and heartily approve of him。
Ira�察�he reminds me of you´brainy�察�no nonsense�察�relaxed�察�tolerant�察�and warmly friendly。
Bulletin�此�The bride was pregnant ��a proper Howard wedding� �at a time when all brides are assumed to be virgins��´pregnant with ��if memory serves�� ;Jonathan Briafl Weatheral。; Is that right�察�Justin�察�and who is descended from him�拭�Remind me�察�Athene。 I've met a lot
´ of people over the centuries�察�I may even have married some descendant of Jonathan Brian at some time。 I
rather b9pe so�察�Nancy and Jonathan are a fine young couple。 ´
I turned 。 ;my; landaulet over to them for a six´day honeymoon�察�then Jonathan was to ��did�� join the Army´ but too late to get into bat。 Nancy's warrior hero just the same�察�he tried。
Some fiddling sergeant who couldn~t find his arse with both hands wants me to round up my squad and do something about a dugout that someone was careless with。 So´
´All my love from
Corporal Buddy Bo~
Somewhere in France
´ Dear Mr。 Johnson��
Please give this a second censoring�察�some of it will have to be explained to the rest of my adopted family。
I hope that Mrs。 Smith received the thank´you note I mailed from Hoboken ��and could read it_writing on my knee while bouncing on the C。 & A。 roadbed does not improve my handwriting��。 In any case I thank her again for the happiest holiday of my life。 And thanks to all of you。 Please tell Woodie that I will no longer spot him a horse。 From here on we play even or he can find another sucker´four out of five is too many。
Now for the rest´ Note signature and address。 My rocker did not last to France�察�then three chevrons dwindled to two。 Can you explain to Mrs。 Smith and to Carol ��those two in particular�� that being busted does not disgrace a man forever�拭�and that I am still Carol's own special soldier if she will let me be´and in fact I am far more of a real soldier�察�I am at last free of being tagged as ;instructor; and am nobat outfit。 I wish I could tell her where 。 。 but if I
´ stuck my head up over the parapet�察�I might see。´ some heinies if one of theth didn't see me first。 I'm not goldbricking a hundred miles back。
I hope you aren't ashamed of me。 No�察�i'm sure you
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are not�察�you are too old a soldier to care about rank。
I'm in it and that's what counts with you。 I know。 May
I say�察�sir�察�that you are and have always been as long as
I've known you ai~ inspiration to me��
1 won't detail the two negative promotions�察�in the ´
Army excuses don't count。 But 1´want you to know that neither resulted from anything~ dishonorable。 The first was in the transport and involved a duty´struck masterat´arms and a poker game in ´an area for which I was
´responsible。 The second came while I was instructing´ dummy trenches�察�dummy no´man's land´and a captain told me to dress up that skirmish line and I said�察 �Hell�察�Captain�察�are you trying to save bullets for the Kaiser�拭�Or haven't´ you heard of machine guns�拭─ �
��I suppo�e I shouldn't have sai�─�Hell。; In fact I used another expression more mon among soldiers。��
So ´later that day I was a corporal�察�and my transfer took place when I requested it�察�again that same day。
So here I am and feeling fine。 It is indeed a fact that the closer a man gets to the front�察�the better his morale is。 I've bee chummy with cooties�察�and the mud in France is deeper and stickier than in southern Missouri�察�and I dream about hot bathe and Mrs。 Smith's wonderful guest room for soldiers´but I'm in good health and good spirits�察�and I send my love to all of you。
´kespectfully yours��
´ ´ ´Corporal Ted Bronson
;Hey down in there� �Corporal Bronson。 Send him out。; Lazarus climbed slowly up out the dugout�察�letting his eye~ adjust to darkness。 ;Yes�察�Lieutenant�拭�
;Wire´cutting job。 I want you to volunteer。;
Lazarus said nothing。 ´;Didn't you hear me�拭�
;I heard you�察�sir。;
;Well�拭�
;You asked for a volunteer�察�sir。;
;No�察�I said I wanted you to volunteer。; ;Lieutenant�察�I volunteered on April sixth ´ last year。 Thai used up my quota for the duration。;;A latrine lawyer�察�eh�拭�
Lazarus again s~id´nothing。
;Sometimes I tbM you want to live forever。; Lazarus ´still said nothing。 ��You are so right�察�you seven´
pound bliffy´and so do you�察�you haven't been over that parapet even once。 God help this platoon when you do。��
;Very well�察�since you want it the hard way。 I order you to lead this party。 Find three more volunteers from your squad。 If they don't volunteer you know what to do。 Once you pick
'em�察�tell 'em to get ready´then you haul ass to C。P。 and FU show you the map。;
;Yes�察�sir。;´
;And�察�Bronson�察�make damn sure you do a good job because a little bird told me that you're going to lead the way。 through the holes。 Dismissed。;
Lazarus went unhurriedly back down below。 So we're going over the top�拭�Big secret。 Nobody knows it but Pershing and about a hundred thousand Yanks and twice that many Boches and the Imperial High mand。 Why do they advertise a ;surprise attauk;´ ´with three days of ;softening´up; bombardment that does nothing worth mentioning but tells the Boche where to bring up his reserves and gives him time to position them�拭�Forget it�察�Lazarus�察�you're not in charge。 Put your mind on picking out three who can go out�察�do it�察�and e back。 ´
Not Russell�察�you'll need your automatic rifleman before dawn。 Wyatt was out last night。 Dink�wski might as well have a cowbell around his neck。 Fielding is on the sick list�察�damn it。 So it has to be Schultz�察�Talley�察�and Cadwallader。 Two of them old unkillables and Talley the only repple with too little experience´and a shame Fielding has la grippe or whatever it is�察�I need him。 Mi right�察�Schultz gets Cadwallader�察�I'll nurse Talley through it。
It was a two´squad dugout�察�his squad was sacked in on the left�察�the other squad had a card game going by candlelight on their side。 Lazarus called his squad into a huddle�察�waking Cadwallader and Schultz to do so。 Russell and Wyatt stayed in their bunks�察�as the huddle took place against them。 ;The Lieutenant wants us to cut wire and told me to ask for three volunteers。;
Schultz nodded at once�察�as Lazarus knew he would。 ;I'll go。; In Lazarus' opinion his assistant squad leader should have a section。 Schultz was forty�察�a married volunteer�察�and trying hard to offset his name�察�his trace of German accent ��second generation��´but doing it steadily�察�methodically�察�withottt'fiash。 No glory hound。 Lazarus hoped that not many of the Germans they faced were of Schultz's quality´but he knew they were�察�especially veterans pulled back from the collapsed Russian front。 His only fault in Lazarus'´ eyes was that he disliked Dinkowski。
;That's one。 Don't all speak at once。;
;What's the matter with them�拭─�Cadwallader said loudly��
jerking a thumb at the other squad。´ ;Teacher's pets�拭�They haven't done anything for a week。;
Corporal O'Brien answered for his squad�此 �'Tell your troubles to Jesus�察�the Chaplain's gone over the hill��' Whose deal�拭�
;Who's next�拭�
Dinkowski gulped。 ;Take me�察�Corporal。;
Talley shrugged。 ;Okay。;
��Damn you�察�Dinky´why didn't you wait and simply make it unanimous�拭�And damn that silly second john for ordering me to ask for volunteers。 Better to tell 'em。�� ;Let's hear some more voices。 This isn't the S��O。S。; ��Lieutenant Birdbrain�察�you postnasal drip�察�Cadwallader is right�察�it's not our turn。 Why didn't you go through the platoon sergeant and section leader�拭�they're