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...history of the Harvard R.O.T.C. units goes back to an 864-man infantry regiment, established in 1916. President Lowell arranged for a mission of wounded French officers, including Andre Morize, now professor of French Literature, to come here to teach the latest battle tactics. Soon after, membership in undergraduate clubs was limited to those who could prove that they belonged to the voluntary regiment...
...Truth Is ... The stranger, a Captain Roy Archer, is attached to an infantry regiment stationed near by. From the first moment, Captain Archer fascinates and dominates Langrish, and when the captain invites him to drive into town to see a boxing match that night, Langrish happily accepts. Everything about Archer is mysterious: his talk about an imminent "crisis" and the need for dedicated soldiers, his warning that the "other lot," the enemy, is getting ready to attack, the tattooed sword and snake...
...consent." Such a marriage was valid under Scots law. Two years later, just to make sure, George and Eva were married again in a quiet ceremony in London. Seven months before, Eva had given birth to a son. By this time George was an officer in The Blues. The regiment heard about the second wedding, and bounced...
...vain Gualtierotti tried to discover who had sent the boots. He was still puzzling three months later when he was promoted to captain and transferred to another regiment in Brescia, 275 miles away, There, for the first time, he pulled on his shiny new boots and marched off to report to his commanding officer. The interview was brief. Gualtierotti sprang to attention, clicked his heels, and was blown to bits...
...over to West European troops, Canada is replacing it with U.S. arms. Five thousand M-1 Garand rifles arrived recently to replace .303 Enfield rifles with which the Canadians helped outfit a Netherlands infantry division in December. Last week, at Eisen hower's request, a Luxembourg field artillery regiment was being supplied with two dozen 25-pounders; 105-mm. howitzers will take their place. When standardization is complete, Canadian and U.S. armies will be able to draw from a single supply source in the field...