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The Irishman at the firing squad in France tale
A WWII era veteran recounts an execution drill in France where a regimental sergeant major escorts a frightened recruit to a firing squad. The resigned narrator details the moral weight, a spy’s arrest by a general, and the ghostly aftermath as the squad carries out orders under grim discipline.
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Mr. Frite
Atwell
Ike
Mackintosh
Atillongue
Wil
British War Department
France
West
Albert Lloyd
London
Kitchener
Hii
Thiere
Lloyd
Aldershot
Windy
Lloyd's Company
Klin
Matt Cura
Heromes 40
Chevaux
Rouen
Re Quarterminster
Tour
Enithe Cara
Frevwout
SS Fm 9
Dattalion
D Company
Loyd
Wingle Me
Fred
Lin
Hell
Vie Rity