Hartland Academy - Ripple Yearbook (Hartland, ME)

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force rn preparatron for the landrng hadnt hurt the laps vcrv much Th n came the call for the second wave Thrs was when our company vvent rn As we headed for the beach landrg barges were olown out of the vvater around us Already barg s vere brrngrng wounded back to tht shrps When we hrt the beach we Jumped out of the barge and landed rn water up to our warsts We waded to the sand and fell flat to catch our breath Then we made a rard I was headrng toward the edge of the Jungle vvhen a lug caught me rn the chest turned m around everythrng went black The next thrng I knew I was rn a whrte room wrth the brrght sunlrght streamrng through the wrndows I was on my way to re covery agarn Thus be ng wounded I was awarded the Purple H art and called a hero Whv should I a person who was wounded before he could do any flghtrng be called a hero What about the men who dred after reallv dorng some thrng great? What about therr mothers or wrves who sacrrflced omeone they loved for therr countrres sake No I wasnt a hero They were the hero-es Yes I have rnherrted the greatest power of country I love I rnherrted thrs from my Amerrcan ancestors who fought for lrbertv Wrthout lrbertv there rs no crvrlrzatron It rs the end and arm of all crvrlrzatron It rs the lrght toward whr h we have marched through all the vears We found thrs lrberty rn our denrocracv Demotracy wrll not survrve o rts hopes and asprratrons only It rs not a se ture status rt rs a brrllrant opportunrtv It rs not the end but the means rt rs not lrberty rt rs an agencv to attarn lrberty It rs my herrtage to fi ht for the contrnrrance of thrs democracv Georg Goforth 46 I AM A SEABEE I am a Qeabee back from trventy three months rn the South Pacrflc Whrle the thoughts of most crvrlrans here rn the States are on war my thoughts are far away All the horrrble blood curdlrng thrngs I have seen are pushed to the back of my mrnd Let them stay there filed lrke old papers rn a cabrnet My thoughts are all on what lres revond that stretch of gray water only a few yards ahead San Francrcso The wonder Q14 Unrted States ooks as good to would dusk has brought wrth rt the ami a sprrnklrng of lrghts over arr rs filled wrth the extrted mates We are covered vvrth ful sorl of the me as home The fallrng cold grav fog the crty The vorces of my grime and grease The stubble of our faces rs grotesque except those vvho are vet too young to shave We are as happv as though clean The prow of our gray shadow lrke destrov er rs pushrng gently agarnst prer' fiftv srx The excrtement of the men rs almost unbear able Drscrplrne rs drfflcult to marntarn even among the officers Lrned on the prer almost five hundred strong we gathered at attentron Thrs wrll be the last trme for a month Por some of those wounded on the lower deck rf wrll be the last trme ever On somr faces are prayer on others lov but rn the hearts of all happ nes Many buses take us to our barracks There new clothes showers and shaves food and crgarettes are obtarned L t of ll are th Llberty cards One long montn Manv of the the men have tram reservatrons rn towns near and drstant Through the barrack gates pour men vvalk rnv vvrth the Jauntv swlng of a sarlor Deep mg Seabees I am proud to be r Seabec glad of the knowledge war has grven me md arrxrous to fight agarn for Uncle Sam Untrl then l shall enJoy my months leave Mav we all see each other rn a more rnvrtrng crrcumstance sornr day but never rn a more rnvrtrng place than the Unrted btates of Amerrca Marrlyn Mrlls 46' BACKING L P TED Buy a paper Mr ter No go along and grve me room to get bv' vvas the drsgruntled command of a hard faced rndrvrdual as he elbowed hrs way through the crowd on the statron platform Buy a paper Mrster a small bov repeat ed rn a hopeful tone Thrs vvas addressed to a man standrng nearbv who had observed the rebuff experrenced by the brrght faced voung ster on hrs last attempt Yes Ill take one passrng over the tvvo pennres Thanks Mrster returned the bov ruth a smrle of apprecratron Hope I can sell x more' . . . , . . -- , . . l . I. . ' r ' . A . ' , ' N s . l l - Q rl , V , ' K 1 v' gn ry ' ' ' r I ' . . . ' ' . .' ' . v - v n n 's 7 u u l ' Q - - Y ' ' x. .- S Y ' , e . ' ' . ' . - 9 ' 7 i ' I . q r , - ' 'Sv 'l .l .vv - -3 , ' . ' .':s. , S W u Q ' . , ., . 'I I ' .., ' ' - ' . ' . as a . ' e . Z , S . K ' . K . t ' v . l . . , l ' . - . , .- Ky . . K . 3 V. . I K . . V - all. The power to fight for the things and bassed voices swell into the song of the fight- ' . '. ', A , , . 2 .' ' -, . ' , ' ' ' ' ' '., 1 ' . . A . . ' , E. . . .I w . ,y 1 4 ' A U U , L , n y . . . . l ' 1 ' ' .' r , Q ' ' ' ' : -'-4 . g . . I H 'Q , YY - , , .. . e ' ' , ' .'- L Y - u v - 'vs sl .Y , - Y ' . V ' - ' - 1 ' ' n . as v vw l - , , Y L , , . , . , . . u ' I ll ' YY , , Y' I - - - 9 r , , 5' -, . . sr I ' YI

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lam box srts lookrngz from the wnrdow on the lrehts rn the harbor belovr whcre there are shrps vrlrrch carrx men to drstant places -rnl scrnctnrrcs brnrr. them brck srfelr Ilrch rlroxc the hrrbor rn th skv thc bl rck clouds ue partrng, rnd orrc star' can bc scen nr the north The lrttle bov turns from the xrrndorr vshere a srlxer serrrce flag rs han,f1rn,fr rnd saxs Monrmre rs th rt Gods servrce fl rp, Ior a rrromcnt the voung. nrothcr 2:11011 t thc tar and thcn replred Res den thatr a srlxer tar slrrnrng becaus God grave Hrs onlx Son Marrlvn Mrlls 4? KN FXRIY MORNIINI Illilx HINI Slrppnr quretlv out thc luck way rt 400 oclock rn thc mornrngr I herded scrargaht for thc bleak woods At thrs hour most of the nocturnal creatures had retrred and dav ven turrngz arrrrnals hrd not awakened Qtartled bv a short lrttle bark I glanced srdeways and could barelv see rn the vcrled half lrght of dawn a large to rr cat and a red fox Th y seemed very rnterested rn each other The cat adxanced slowly and the fox cncled around hrm Wrth a qurck movement I thrcw mv gun to mv shoulder and flrcdl A flash of red and thrs slv creature of the wrlds had drsappear d Not regrettrngr that I had nrrssed I walked brrsklv on Arrrvrna at mv destrnatron a small pond I slrpped qurcklv rrrto mv hlnrd A uddcn loud splr h told me that nrx rppc nance had been rrotrced bw one of fr nearbv colorrv of bcarcrs Ansxrerrng' splashes rnfornred rrre thrt the rlarnr had spread Then all was quret Clnrcrng up I could rnak out a crert blue hcron xxrrrgcrrrc rts solrtrrv nav nross the ru crcx s y Soon I heard the sudden rush of short povr erful wrngs Grrpprng mx shot gun excrtedlx I warted Then I sau the beautrful bluc green colors of a wood duck Too pr ttv to shoot I thought rnd rel rxed About ten mrnutes later I heard the clear call of a flock of black ducks Crouchrng, low er rn rnx Concealed blrnd I could sce them for tht lrndrng Then rrunrerous soft told me that thev had landed Cock shot gun I took crreful arm rt the bunch ind fired' loud startled qurcks of irrcht thc flock rose nr a feathers upro rr Annrng hfrstr cnclnrg, pl rshc rug' rr nc rrrst XX rtlr I 1 16 lv I fir d twne more By thrs trme the ducks were out of lance Luckv shots' I mused to mvself as I gathered flrc plump brrd I was thrnkfrrl that none had been wounded and csc rpcd to lrve on crrpplcd and suff rrngf later I then started slowlv tovs ,rds home t Icare th s lrttlc world of peace and solrtude to rtself D rrrd Trbbetts 48 I XM AW HILIR I 'rm an hen I hare rnherrted thc power to light for nrx home and countrv -nu the peo p I owc I vrrll grre you ur rdea of what I mean I am a Marrne 1 nas on the Phrlrpprne Is lands when the Japs were slowlv but surely trknr oxer I was one of the wounded men who had been taken from there before tl' laps had conquercd all ot the Islfrnds I vxas takcn to Australra where I was treat ed for mx wounds It took a long trme and a lot of care for me recuperate but I re covered rn trme to prepare for the attack on the Phrlrpprnrs thrs trme by ne Amerrcans As soon as I was renlx for duty thev put me rn a nerr mrrrne comp rnx fr sh from the states Ther had had tlren basrc trarnrng and Experrenced men xrho had fought the .Iaps rnd knew their trrcks and traps trred to tell the xoungr recrurt what thev would be up rea nst But these rnexperrenced bovs couldnt refrlrze some of the thrngs th enemv drd Fhey l' rdnt seen men who had lard down then' arms and surrendercd shot down rn cold brood or women and chrldren and woundcd rrrcn tor tured knrfed or shot bv bloodthrrstv uncrvr 117 d creatures lrke I had seen They nould realr7e and I pray ed rt wouldrr t be too late Then the trrne Cam We were loaded on shrps rrrth all the equrpmerrt that yr is needed for landrng, VS e slrpped out of port after dark About davsn we Ilorned 1 large convoy rrhrch was loaded as we were Vtc arled all that dar A fevr hours after d uk we he rrd heavy guns flrrnr, rn the drs tance We knew our destnrrt on rs near At three A M rw were told the first wave of nrrrrnes would land at the break of dawn Each of u vsarted lrstcnrng to the thunderrng of the he ru guns lrombrrdrngf the cofrst About 5 '0 the skx befgrn to lrchtcn up Vtc srvr H1 fi st wave of mrrrnes some rn When thev x ue about half wax nr all hell broke loo e Th all nr ht bombardment by our an ' -c ' .t' .- ' e . 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VX hx SIX 111010 the lnan asked looklng' flxedlv at the llttlc felloxx Cause that ll make tcn xxas the IIIIGI st cl leplx and then Ill haxe fixe cents IICIC thelr talk was lnterrupted bv 1 new LUSt0l11CI who bought 1 papel Onlx flxe 1no1e Cllefl the bov ln dell ht But xou sell more than te11 a nl ht dont xou xxas the next qucstlon Sure I do xxas the laughlng iXDl3IIdtlOl'l I sold out mx IC ulan Yll.ll'I1lJCl hllf an holll ago Im trvlng, to sell ten extl 1 CVCIX nlffht noxx and lts plctty hxld W01k One nlght I Clltlll t do lt and got stuck xxlth fou1 What ale xou trvlnl, to sell the extra ten f0l 'I th man lY'ltlI.lll0ll Fo'ks '1t home make xou do lt qll ee M1 t0l mv folks arent 1 e tha Ill tell xou xxhx Iln KIOIYIQ It Ilele Mlss dont vou xxant the evtnlng papel All the latest nexxs meat Allled vlc toly Thanks Mlss as he made the change Then tulnlng back to hls fllend he contlnued As I was trvlny: to tell vou lvllster Ive got a blothel thats enllsted and hes a swell lIIOIl'll,l too Well hes IH Flance About tvxo xve ks ago wc had a letter fl 0111 l'lllTl And sav It ln wlth Mothels I tell you Teds some blother Ted IQ But about the extra ten pap rs ' the man lnqulled agaln Sure Mlster Im comlngz to that Well mx lJl0tl'l6I' sald that lf xx dldn t all hustle and do our be t OVQI belt to back up the wal' thev l'1llf.,l'lt all be kllled OI whats xxorse the GQIIIIBTIQ and Japs lI1l1.,l1t llek us to a fra7zle and then xxe all would be DIISODQYS But whats that Lot to do xxlth VOUI sell 1112 papelsq Whv don t xou see 'VI1ster was the sul pllsed answel Ive got to sell so manv pa 1 rs a dax to help out It home Wele hard up agalnst lt 111019 than evel lnce Tcd xxent because be calned a lot 111ole money hele at home than he gets OYCI thele and vou see fathel s dead the box s face took on a sad look f0I an lnstant befole hc COI'ltlHl19Cl At thls polnt one 111011 P11301 xx 1s sold then the box xxent on I L M stu I hlxcnt but thlce 111011. o lcn is hc t sl B a x s 1115, ou s 1 Ll l1st ont us OXLI hell l 1 to bux 1VK ll Bond Somehoxx guess It tlltlllt nlc III us hls oxxn fo s Q18 though becau hes IIUXIIIU' one hlmself on the p1y so much a mcnth plan And mothel 1 201112 to buv onc too vxhen the tlme comes Coulse I couldnt bux 1 xxholc one bx mx scf but Im not golng to get left vou bet lm not' So Im stlllng ten Xtla pdp0lS 1 rlght and saxlng fixe cents a dax almost CXCYX dav l e sal'l xxlstfullx and Im put tlrg lt mto Defense Stamps And 'is soon as I et 1 Il0ll llQ xvolth Iln golng to xxlltc ind e H be UIC to f cl Slfll when e he 11s that It s 1 5,110 me the IC t of to 1 nls thc l11an sudd nlv dem mded Holes a flxe doll 111 blll to ba k Ted up vxlth Then he strode swlftlv awav For IU h1s sheet rcllef I cant ee how lm golngr to need that te11 hurdred If anvone had told me thls after noon that I could spal any more monev for thl next VlCt0lV Loan I xxoulfl have told h1111 that I couldnt lake up twentx flxe dollals that IQ tvxentx five I could spale But I guess most of the thlngs I was plannlng' to do cxn xxalt untll thls lob IQ OVCI And anxwax Ixc a long, tlme that exenlnq the man t emu fipullng' LD an e ness IlllI'l1lJCl of of ply l FllIlllV he dlcxx '1 bleath of IQ he lc 1l1e11l back ln h1s chan VVell MWXIDC Blookcl 41' M KN WI'lH0l I' X COLNTRY 'lhe used GLIl IIlI'l felt velx wearv as he 'lt lx hls table III the dlmlv llehted 1oo111 The 1lLl1f xx IS cold and the XVIINI bowled Wltll a solt of agonv It velv well match l hls mood lol a fexx mnutes he lald nls neu down on the table and closed hls exe Sud deny h llftfxll lt hc must thlnv ths plo bl nl out noxx He xxould not alloxx hlmself to go to bed untll he had settled thls thlng whleh had hung ovel l ll11 fol a long tlllle He thou ht of the INIIIC neax the small town of Cfrcenxxood vxnlch h1d be n sxxcpt bx a tLlI'llJlC HIC ycals ago The toxxnspeople had neally all been bulned to death 01 dl cl of suffoeat on 1nd no one l1ad botheled t1 co thele slnce He hid lICQlI thele and lnto the 1111116 sevclll tlmes as he had declded S0011 after the staltlng, of the xxal to bulld hls small lough housc neu thcle 111 the xxoods H1 could lct It bc klloxxll about the p0SSllllll tles of gle1t XVII tlme lllllllllfl IIIOIII thls I9 on but xxhx should he Xlhlt had ls LOUIIIIX done fol hl111'l Ht xxas a Gelllldll I 1 ' 1 9 ' ' ' 1 cn I v' ' I . . . , , , , I I, . 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