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Advice for new soldiers from a writer in uniform era
In a humorous cautionary voice Marion Hargrove describes the rough first weeks of basic training. He covers hazing, drills, inoculations, and the grind of adjusting to army life while balancing hope with the harsh reality new recruits face.
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Clarence A. Goldsmith
Edward Thomas Marion Lawton Hargrove
Goldsmith
George Bernard Shaw
War Department
Kitchen Police
Selective Service System
Mecklenburg County Board
The
United States
Marion Hargrove
Piedmont Grill
Hargrove
Piel
Melvin Piel
South Carolina
Fayetteville
Four Flowers of
Brother Piel
Alaska
South Pole