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nd torAt tilt're the umbei4, 1943WhiteNevillerchartlitgantleMsdfl«. Bft-About ItalyThe few hundred odd citizens of Little Palls, Minnesota can be justly proud of Prank Hall, a 22-year-old buck sergeantThis young man never will be able to parlay his trip abroad into an intelligent discussion of Roman mythology, the Carthiginian wars or Norman occupation of Sicily, but every OI from Oran to Berlin will possess an intimate knowledge of Little Palls if Prank and the war last long enough.His devotion to his smaH home town perhaps is typical of the American soldier, many of whom woukl gladly trade all the grand eur and historical lore of the Old World for one handful of dirt from Coey Corners, Perkinsville. I know Frank’s reactions as be and I Just finished a brief jaunt to Italy where we motored up the coast some 50 miles north of GiovanniNot until we passed through Sciila did I begin to realize the true state of affairs—the emotions of a north Minnesotan making his first visit to Italy.Behold,” I said, gesturing toward the Tyrrhenian Sea, ” a far mous landmark from the Oddessy Ulysses, himself, sailed past thesearmistice ten yeanEngl Ing over it was nlt; favorabU ones pro MussolinAn lsltfnd h with grerememberA Nlt;A fedroppingThe can trooThoi that the; or rejoinGem new clai change i(In lt;GisAsrocks. Of course, you Qcylla and Charibdis!”Sgt. Hall showed considerable enthusiasm. He peered intently at the ancient waters and said. •Gosh, there’s a lake near Little Palls with rocks like that You could catch wall-eyed pike—”X perceived Frank had not yet grasped the true spirit of the jour-' ney Sttll. he was young, and perhaps the Odessy was not included in Minnesota school requirements. In the next tbwn we stopped before an old statue, symbolic and imposing.Ah, Julius Caesar,” I said. ”Just think, Prank, on this very road once trjd the feet of Caesar and : his legions on their way to Africa. Nearly 2,000 years have passed but his name shall never perish.”Reminds me of the guy who ran the three-card monte game at * the County Pair.” said Prank 'Sort of weak looking, iant he? The mayor of Little Palls oould knock him kicking In one routed. Are there any dames around here?”A flock of geese soared by in 1 majestic formation. I asked Frank what It brought to his mind, ex-The f lt;worry a) cal-mind is over, come to enough and Rei One men, fa AMG, ment o take ovi ist ration Sicily a the arm They new ac far as the air agencies tion of mains, 1 of the sen for The c boy, or two enl Harry 1peeling him to reply that it repathirling,called the tale of the Wandering Jew whose arrival always was preceded by such a flock.’Hell,*’ said Prank, that reminds me. The duck season opens Oct.In Minnesota. Man, oh, man, and here I am with these old relics WhaU” I demanded somewhat acidly, ’’did you come to Italy for in the first place? You said you were dying to get over here, and naturally I assumed you had a fondness for the glories of a long dead (but mighty past.”Frank looked somewhat astonished He said: ‘Oh. I thought you knew I just wanted to be able to write Pop and tell him 1 was the first of the Minnesota Halls ever to set foot in Italy It will make a swell letter,”It was growing late, so we stopped pear the beach in a small Italian town. It was my intenuon to instruct Prank in the great legends' dating from Romulus and , ‘ (Continued cm Page 4)They mimstn personn supervu emora Shoul earned, people they lt;though! get.The gone ii made I chist gave h month* place f is at p among now ai that cl The strolUn from quaint* oonstitiadmini the kc meanti such a who h allotm*TwoPropDET Harry dered board therles had nlt; ceived board, posals would day fu posals think with i
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Sicily Stars and Stripes
Palermo, Sicily, IT
Fri, Sep 24, 1943
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