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A request for magazines and similar reading matter came to this country by cable last week from the American soldiers fighting in France, some of whom come from Connecticut homes.
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A request for magazines and similar reading matter came to this country by cable last week from the American soldiers fighting in France, some of whom come from Connecticut homes.
Apathy!I'm beginning to think that your
apathist (to coin a word) is pretty nearly as
bad as your pacifist. You can at least pillory
the pacifist, plant the red flag over him and
warn straight Americans to give him a wide
berth. But your apathist! What in heaven's
name are you going to do with this chap!
IT is with reverence and admiration that dim the eyes and halt speech that Americans turn to greet their oldest and dearest friend, their best and bravest ally, on. this her day.
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This record includes the Military Service Record questionnaire, the attached photo, and a letter written (to or from) in Italian.
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Mr. Campbell was born in Argentina and was working as a salesman in Latin America, listing "Colt's Arms" in Hartford as his residence. This record includes only the Questionnaire, but it is well filled, including this conclusion: might, without right, has neither honour, glory, nor flag.
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"The masses of dead and wounded after our fights in the Argonne and the cheapness of human life these impressed me most."
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Gassed "slightly" in 1918, Mr. Case writes "I was continually at the front with my organization with the exception of the couple weeks after the 2nd Battle of the Marne...." He was discharged as a sergeant. Mr. Case died in 1984. This record includes notes added to the Questionnaire by Mr. Case.
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Sgt. Dwyer returned to Waterbury after the war to become a fireman. The Questionnaire includes an appendix from the veteran describing how he came to be nominated for the "DSC".