Morale and mental health in the army
A radio essay argues the greatest hazard for recruits is morale not weapons. It promotes the book Our Armed Forces to guide new soldiers and families, defining morale as the shared habit of purpose and adaptation. It urges readers to study chapters Your Army and Your Own Orders to understand wartime adjustment and home front changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WNU Service
Union Trust Building
Washington
Army
Navy
Infantry Journal
17Th Street
Washington, D. C
America
Briefs on Washington taxi co op and oddities
In Washington a share the taxicab system persists under a renamed pick up practice and remains a date maker. Victory gardeners face infiltration and spud leggers fear nothings. A black market potato truck was photographed before a Washington firehouse. In DC it is illegal to drink standing up and some who sit down cannot stand up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
District of Columbia
Navy Hydrographic Charts Keep Seven Seas in Focus
Each month more than two million charts roll off the United States Hydrographic Office presses. Navy ships chart new ocean segments, ports, reefs, and channels while old charts are updated. Data gathered aboard survey ships are sent to Washington and transformed into detailed, usable products under Rear Admiral G. S. Bryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Hydrographic Office
Seven Seas
United Nations
U. S. Navy
Navy
Hydrographic Office
G. S. Bryan
USN
Guerrilla Girl in Serbia by Ruth Mitchell
Ruth Mitchell recounts joining the Chetniks in Serbia during World War II. She details training, secrecy, and a life pledged to Serbia, plus the impact of Axis expansion on Yugoslavia and Serbia's pivotal war actions that altered German plans and aided Allied outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serbia
Ruth Mitchell
Balkans
Albania
Jugoslavia
Chetniks
Quirky Snippets and Jokes From a Past Page
A mixed set of humorous vignettes and skits features light dialogue about politics romance and everyday quirks. Characters include Bobby Stubbs a farmer and an English lawyer along with a grim humor about rounds trips and a peach tree. Gandhi is noted as a former lawyer in a caption.
Man Fourth in List of Long-Lived Creatures
The carp tops a short table of long life spans with an estimated 300 years, followed by tortoise 250 and elephant 170. Human age is listed as 157 for Zara Agha, with many other species showing lower averages.
Nicknames for Jeeps by Allied Forces
Allied forces have assigned character nicknames to Jeeps. Russians call them козлы goats, Mexicans use cucarachas cockroaches, and the Chinese term means little tough guys.
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Armed Services
Valley Forge
Green Mountain
Ethan Allen
Ticonderoga
Manila Bay
Guadalcanal
Chateau Thierry
Tripoli
Midway
Johnny Doughboy
Christopher” Columbus
Chris
16Th Street
Maryland
White House
General Jackson
Wistaria
Milady
Delaware Avenue
Locust Street
High Street
Bankhag
Jack
U.S. S. Bowdoin
G. 8. Bryan
Suithand
Betty’ Peterson
AR Corresponden
Voivoida Perchanatz
Belgrade
Perchanatz
Chetnik Brothers
Bulgaria
Europe
Germany
British Empire
Asia
Russia
Hitler
Moscow
Volga
Kansas City
Guy GG
Maerotedrats
Bobby
Stubbs
John
Thomas
New York
United States Army
Gandhi
James Monroe
Tennyson
Henry Kaiser
Sir Larnchalot
Bea
Ekinthrilla
Sioux City
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