Smyrna times., 1943-10-21
Valley Forge General Hospit

S. Army. The words that 1 feel
like saying are much better left
unsaid, but thanks for everything.
After my discharge, 1 expect to
work in war plant, located at
Meriden, Connecticut. However,
once in awhile, am sure that l
will have the time to visit my old
home and say hello" to all of my
old friends.
Somehow I just cannot get used
to the idea that I will be of more
use to my Country working in a
factory, but it will certainly beat
living in a hospital in regards to
real accomplishments. The job of
winning this war is far from finish
ed.
So long now,
"Pud"
T-5 Marshall A. Clough
A. S. N. 20256766
Ward lob
Valley Forge General Hospital
Phoenixville, Penna.
"Pud' Clough, you 3 kinds of
O". If Dribbles ever hears
you repeat over again, that "as one
of the Service men listed on your
Honor Roll, I am about finished"
things will happen so fast that
you'll wish to goodness that you
were back there in North Africa
down in your fox hole,
trying to keep out of the line of fire.
Oh boy, it is truly pity that 1
dare not risk the wrath of the pub
fishers of The Smyrna Times, or I
would sure pull the trigger on
line that would leave you breath
less. Course we know how you
feel about the whole thing. You
would like nothing better than to
get back in there to have another
shot at the ferries, Japs or what
have you. However, fate has now
stepped in and ruled otherwise.
Well! Take this new change right
along in your stride, and you'll find
that there is plenty of work to do
now, and for many years to come
if you still want to serve your
Country, and we know that you do.
You never could buy good guys for
a dime dozen, and you never will.
Insofar as your being finished as
one of the Boys ON the Honor Roll,
that's nothing but the most far
fetched dream of the worst sort.
When you wrote Dribbles awhile
back there and signed your letter
Your friend" that went double.
This is one lesson you must always
remember, friends don't drop
friends just because some new re-
occurs in their lives.
You are not leaving the Honor Roll,
and you never will as long as Drib-
oles is conducting it. That's
straight from the shoulder, man to
man, and 1 know that you can take
t. When you get located up there
n Meriden, Connecticut, drop us a |
inc and you will see what happens. |
And while we're about it, this all
goes for some of the other Boys
that have stopped sending in their
addresses. Dribbles knows of sever
Al whom he wishes to say the same
thing to that he has to "Pud"
Clough. If you are listening in,
this is also meant for you. Even
though you be discharged from the
Armed Forces, on an Honorable
Discharge, you are not eliminated
from Dribbles nor your moral re-
sponsibility to this column. And
the same goes for some of our Girls
who were in the Service. All you
need to hold your position on the
Honor Roll is to have that Honor
able Discharge. This plan will be
followed until final victory is won,
and the usefulness of this column
has been eliminated. We're not
passing up our old friends for new,
nor are we passing up the new
friends either. The same should go
for you too ''Pud." There is so
much for you to do right now, in so
many ways. AS you said, "The job
of Winning this war is far from fin
ished." So wat? Kick in son and
do the share that you can do. At
the same time, be sure to keep in
mind that you're going on fighting
for a better America, and that
we're not going to lose the Peace
that is sure to come along some of
these days-perhaps 1945. Winning
the war is the first main objective,
after which the winning of the
peace is of net Importance. You'll
find, however, if you are still inter-
ested, that you'll never become an
man if you follow
through like so many of the Amer
ican TQCiOn rnnn have done Tvhov,