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Excerpt from Our Book: "Company A", 102 Ammunition Train

From widely separated portions of the United States the government drew upon men to form its great army, and Company A shared alike with other organizations in that its enlisted personnel, at the time of embarkation for overseas, was composed of men from the cities, towns and farms, from New York, Texas, Oklahoma and Michigan. Yet such was the common Spirit animating all Americans that men from all parts of the country met, coalesced and there was no difference; each and every man became first, last and all the time a soldier of the United States, anxious and willing to do whatever he was called upon to do, ready at all times for any detail, no matter how hazardous or irksome, forgetful of self in the furthering of his country's plans.

Of such men was this company formed and in that spirit was its work accomplished. Given such men as these with such a spirit, no officer com manding troops could ask for more. The word discipline is much mis understood, but when details were on time, when meals were ready, plentiful and well cooked, when trucks were always running, as far as it was humanly possible to keep them so, when marches, train trips of several days' duration and cross-country auto trips were made with no hitches or disorders and two voyages made across the ocean as though they were common occurrences, when the men were widely scattered in different towns and beyond possibility of constant supervision and all comment was most favorable; then an idea may be formed as to the discipline of Company A.

In the year and more of existence of the company it has not only been a pleasure but a privilege to have commanded it and now that at last all have been returned to civilian life, it is with a pang of great regret that the realiza tion is faced that these days of comradeship are ended.

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