Smyrna times., 1944-12-07
DRIBBLES
FROM
Our Boys and Girls
in the Service
David c. Harrison Post, No. IA,
American Legion, and Unit of the
American Legion Auxiliary.
Entering Germany
by


Entering Germany
Dear Dribbles:
1 guess you think sometimes
that I forget you but really that
is not true. Over here, the Army
doesn't give you the time off to
do all the things you would like to
do. However, I'm taking a few
minutes off to drop you line and
let you know that am o. K.
I follow your column regularly.
Yesterday I received the October
End issue of The Smyrna Times
and in it read Leslie Silpaths
letter. Frankly, 1 think he is quite
right in all that he said. There
are lot of fellows who think up
excuses to stay out of the Service.
When these Boys over here return
to the States, those fellows should
go hide somewhere, quite ashamed
of themselves. Needless to say,
many of our Boys now overseas
will remain there. Not because
they want it this way, but because
they will have nothing to say about
it. They will not be alive to de-
eide their own future. Still others
will be returned to the States
wounded and disabled, some for
the rest of their lives. This war
is the real thing, and everyone
should do their share towards the
winning of it. The more who are
willing to help, the lighter the
burden for all.
Please send me Les Silpaths ad-
dress.
AS always,
Lea.
Pvt Harry l.. Hurlock
A. S. N. 3235958S
A. p. o. 230, o Postmaster
New York City, New York
balance of address on application)
Soldier! I believe your old
friend Dribbles knows just how you
feel about things. Right now the
going is tough; plenty tough. You
simply cannot help but make a
mental comparison between your
lot and some others you may have
in mind who are not exposed to
the many dangers confronting you
daily.
That's the way living life goes,
Lea. Always there will be some
who will get by with the least
amount of effort. That holds true
war or no war. Doing your duty,
or doing a job right as you see it,
has its reward nevertheless. 1t
would be pretty hard to go into
detail on this subject. However,
Tn quite sure that you know just
what 1 mean. One friendly eau
tion, soldier. Before you pass fin
al judgement on those who did not
serve, be sure you know all the
circumstances. Then, if you're
sure you're right cut loose and fire
away. Dribbles is no defender of
any person who has avoided CIV
ing his service to his Country, in
time of war, by fraudulent means.
The same would also hold true of
those in the Service who might
arrange to stay out of danger
zones by what might be called dis
honorable methods. In either case,
the offense would be the same.
Fortunately, cases of this kind are
the exception rather than the rule.
In any event, Lea you should be
very sure of yourself before con-
demning a fellow American. Right
at this moment there are any num-
Der of fellows outside the Service
who wish that they could be in.
And again, there are many Boys
now in the Service, in the non
combat areas, who would give a
years pay to be up in the thick of
things. Orders are orders you
know soldier, and one thing quite
sure, those in the armed forces go
where they are told. There is no
mistaking that fact.
On the whole, when you sift
things down to very fine point,
most American boys and girls are
dndeed a fine group of youngsters:
upright, honorable, dependable. 1t
will be only the exception that will
not want to look you fellows
straight in the eye when you re-
turn to the States. These you can
avoid