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He told me that he had enlisted for the Spanish-American War and that, at its conclusion, the Army's discharge system was not functioning rapidly enough to suit him or any of the other soldiers in his outfit (where have I heard that before?). . . . He packed up and...
In civilian life he served as postmaster in various small Texas towns, and it always bothered his conscience, in filling out the Civil Service forms, when he came to the line reserved for military history, for he had to claim no service or honorable discharge if he hoped to qualify...
General Vaughan seems to think that when chaplains are sent into the Army by a bishop (as is the case with Roman Catholic chaplains), this will insure the selection of only men of the highest type. I have had a wide acquaintance with Roman Catholic chaplains in the Army and...
Big Hank Greenberg rubbed a lucky piece of bone on his bat, strode thoughtfully to the plate, and slammed a grand-slam homer into the left field bleachers. That did it: Hank's 13th home run (in 78 games since his Army discharge) finally clinched the American League pennant...
Lieut. Commander Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr., who topped off his five years in service with combat duty off Okinawa and an assignment to the Naval War College at Newport, changed his mind about making the Navy a career and got his discharge. He announced the purchase of a country house...