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Letters From Our Boys Discuss Peace Time Training Debate
A reader letters section reflects war era debate on compulsory peace time military training for high schoolers. The author argues training risks demoralizing youth and provoking future wars, urging continuation of schooling and civilian clubs instead. The missives recount frontline service in Europe with the 82nd Airborne and praise for the hometown newspaper, plus a note from Ray Barrington aboard the South Dakota.
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