COAL OF RED DRIV E—View of Belgrade, Yugoslav capital which was a goal of the Rus
sian drive from the east. Datttih* river is at right, Mt. Avala in the distance.
G. I. JOE WRITES
OF D-DAY
INVASION
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its own. Upon entering the Fa
therland of Germany an entirely
different reception greeted us.
The first few towns, of course,
had been properly warned by the
German propaganda experts that
we would kill all In sight. So for
the first few hours the people
were hid in their houses, woods
etc., but after a while the white
flags appeared as did the people,
after they found out that we’re
not the barbaric, blood-thirsty
conquerors as had been so de
picted. Now the kids, as in Eng
land, France and Belgium greet
us with, ‘Got any gum, kamerad?’
The Yanks the world over are on
the greatest good will tour the
world has ever known, and when
this war is over, should make us
the most popular nation on the
globe.
Every morning at nine I get
the news over our radio from
BBC in London given at dictation
speed, and by ten o’clock I have
my one-shooter in circulation. It
seems odd; to be publishing a pa
per while the actual events are
taking place in the very near vi
cinity. We have a beat-up piano
that we carry with us, (the only
one active in front-line combat
troops that we know of) and we
set it up in the middle of any
old field and have night jam ses
sions. Entertainment at this stage
of the show is not to be found
so we whip up our own. We get
plenty of excitement, but that’s
different than going to the mov
ies or having dinner at a hotel,
whatever that is. Sometimes
when we pick up an American
orchestra and hear the familiar
strains of ‘Stardust’, I’m telling
you all the buds want to throw
the barrackc bags away and hop
the first thing that will ride the
waves back to the Statue of Lib
erty.
“So for some nonse:
An Open Letter to a Moron
“Dear Moron:
“I sat down, pencil in hand to
typewrite you a letter. Please ex
cuse the ink! I don’t live where
I used to, bceause I moved to
where I live now. When you come
to see me you can ask anyone
the way because nobody knows.
I’m sorry we are so far together,
but I wish we were close apart.
My Aunt Nelly died and is doing
nicely. I hope you are the same.
My cousin has the muraps and is
having a swell time. She is at
death’s door and the doctor is
trying to pull her through. We
are hjaving more pveather this
year than last. I sent your coat
express bull I cut the buttons off
to make it lighter. If you want
them they are in the coat pocket.
I started to Moronville to see
you and I saw a sign that said,
“This will take you to Moron
ville.’’ I got on the sign and sat
there for three hours but the
darned thing didn’t move. My
neighbor’s baby swallowed some
pins but they fed her the pin
cushion so everything went all
right. In case you don’t get this
letter tell me and I will send it
to you. In the envelope is a pic
ture of me but for fear of losing
it, I took it out. I hope you like
it. I forgot to enclose the money
: I owe you because I sealed the
! letter before I remembered it.
Your Pal,
ANOTHER MORON.
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Hope this finds you in the best
of Victory spirits, and also hope
that the ration system is gone
with the wind when I get home.
What a wonderful word that
‘Home’ is, and what a WONDER
FUL country AMERICA is. As
the French and Belgiums say,
“Vive La Amereek.”
i Auf Wiedersehen,
NEVIN.
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