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...stopped for the ten minutes rest which comes after every hour of marching. I was checking over some of the men's packs, which seemed to be out of adjustment and were cutting off the circulation in their arms. It was very cold and one big brawny lad, whose teeth were chattering like castanets, was saying to an appreciative audience, 'Yes sir, this man's army is all right but let's hurry up and lick Hitler, and then we can get out and when we do I am going to build me a great...
...only astonishing feature of this episode was the fact that General Doolittle was not flying the Fortress when it was attacked. Said one of his cronies in London, upon hearing that the copilot was wounded before General Doolittle took over: "I hope Jimmy didn't shoot the lad to get at the controls himself...
...nearly middleaged, but I hate to think of it and I don't believe it. My hair is blonde but I give it a bit of fixing-I do. I have teeth that were made by some mechanic and I wear glasses, and my legs-ee lad, I'm glad I earn my money with my throat...
Norman Brown, Indian center, was a star on last year's freshman eleven, and he is another willing but inexperienced lad...
...Indian team to watch are fullback Harvey "Stud" Johnson and left guard Garrard Ramsey. A 210 pound lad from Bridgeton, New Jersey, Johnson provided the winning margin against Dartmouth last year when he kicked a 27 yard field goal and did the same thing this year with a 22 yard goal against Navy. In addition to his outstanding ability as a place kicker, "Stud" is also a powerful ball carrier and a great defensive player...