Roberta Writes – Reblog: “The Soldier and the Radium Girl Part 1: The Bloom of Youth, Chapter 1: Enlist in haste, repent at leisure (cont. 6)” by Roberta Eaton Cheadle

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Jake Tanner

25 September 1917

The previous day, Jake’s platoon had boarded a train heading for an unknown US port. The first men of his battalion to be leaving for “somewhere over there.” Many were puffed up with pride and loud with raucous enthusiasm.

“Where we headed, Sarge?” Beau accosted him as he entered the carriage.

“I can’t tell you. Secrecy about troop movements must be maintained because of the threat of the Bosch submarines,” Sarge growled.

Scowling, Beau opened his mouth to argue with Sarge. He snapped it closed when Will laid a hand on his arm and shook his head in warning.

Sarge’s orders must be accepted without comment. It was not the place of the troops to question their superior officers or their orders.

Late in the afternoon, the train drew into the station in New York.

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  6. It’s wonderful that your great story of men heading off to war is posted there, Roberta. Jake prayed he would return before too long, but they won’t come back till it’s over, over there.

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