Word: furloughing
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...Bells Speak. For the first time since the carillonneur had left for the Royal Air Force, the 53 bells in Ottawa's Peace Tower, rising high over the plaza, came to life. Carillonneur Robert Donnell, on special furlough, played America, the Beautiful, then The Maple Leaf Forever. The silver notes shimmered in the cool midday air; the crowd cheered and waved its flags...
...Private Jones did what proximity did not. To Private Jones came a letter of praise from Betty Smith: to Betty Smith came a letter of thanks from Private Jones. Came more letters, came a meeting at Virginia Beach, Va., came love, came marriage the next day, came a furlough, came New York, came reporters-all of which might have happened just as well in Betty Smith's novel...
...Furlough starts September...
...Furlough starts September...
...Furlough should have started July 25, but the First Service Command forgot all about it. As an old time sergeant-major I indorse this one as highly probable...