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...your story on the 45th Infantry Division (TIME, May 3). During my military service, I guess I griped as much as any other GI. But the 14 months in Korea that I wore the Thunderbird patch on my left sleeve were proud ones . . . Thanks for your tribute to a topnotch outfit...
...With fifteen of our twenty-three Army and Marine divisions already abroad, the proposed reductions will demand a careful reallocation of forces. Troops will be brought home to defend the continental United States, with the hope that European armies will be able to fill in the gaps. The uniformed GI with his rifle has been the symbol of security for Western Europe. His loss as a psychological support cannot be easily made...
...Myles Baker, a graying, sympathetic lady, has personally listened, to the problems of twelve thousand couples since Dean Bender established her office in January 1946. "They didn't expect 'Harvard Wives' to last more than two years," she states proudly, "but we were in such demand even after the GI's left, that Harvard couldn't do without...
...Baker took over the newly-created Bureau for Veterans' Wives after being a personnel manager in a local factory during the war. Then located in temporary quarters in Longfellow Hall, Mrs. Baker took into her confidence almost two thousand married GI's. "What a wonderful bunch they were, mature, all the wives willing to work!" But she quickly added, "They're all dears, though...
...Send GI's books--Good Will--good news...