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March of Green Troops Brings Unexpected Feat in War
Herbert Corey recalls Johnny, the orderly, and a five-mile hike that stretched into seven as American troops press toward the trenches. The piece paints a day of thirst and fatigue with old French villagers and a woman selling beer to a thousand soldiers, ending with a stark note that only three of a thousand battalion men fell out.
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Herbert Corey
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Johnny
Hast
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Sherman
Marne
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Kiefer
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J. L. Bernbrock