US Army Infantry School - Doughboy Yearbook (Fort Benning, GA)

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THE MONOGRAPHIST lt's a wonderful thing, as of Campaigns they sing 'llo follow the carnage and battle, To see armies hurled, where the battle smoke curled, And the rilles crack out their death rattle! XVirli massingg troops here and scattering there lVhile Victory trembles in Hight, Now to the side with the most of Hot Air! And now where her chances seem slightll H. lVithout doubt N. Bonaparte, had he been there, 01' Hannibal bold, or J. Caesar, VVould have einched Nladame V, as she hovered in air, For a bold flank attack will well pleaser!', But some dubb General Nlutt, just blunders ahead And soaks General Jeff in his middle By frontal attack, which puts him to bed And makes him play number two Hddle!! HI VVe listen, look wise, cough, sneeze, blow the nose, Twiddle our thumbs, and we yawn! Forget all the numbers and names that we hear In these battles Where troops are a pawn! But one statement we hear with a sigh of relief From our hearts and our mental digestions, And that's when the battle is drawn to a Close, And he says, HAVE YOU NOW ANY QUES- TIONS?

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XVhen we march And we mush , . , . REFLECTIONS OF A RAINY DAY out in the morning, to the Bayonet Court we're bound, along with rilles o'er the slushy, squasliy ground, Iheres a little bird a singing m each heart so gay and light! And we're glad the day at Benning starts with song all cheery bright! For the pistol holster rattles and the Iflf glasses Hop, As the rain comes down in torrents and the hail stones gaily pop, So I wonder as I march along with low and sunken head If the words are true the birdie sings.-for this is what he said: Cho. If I am a major now how in the Hell H are I time for this kind of stuff? O who'l write my orders: now how can I tell If I'm getting away with this bluff? I was taught that my job was an important job Requiring a deal of attention, Commanding battalions of one thousand men IVith NO ti QRecite mournfullyj And the little bird I 0 bl I ll Q 1 f y I I' '.l f 11 J 3 :Ill no time for the things that I mention, Dear Boys! things that I mention! Such as, Bayonet fighting, Yard stick sighting, Detentator biting, Score book inditing, Code number slighting, Doing poor writing, For tenths lighting. FOR THE RAIN FALLS FAST As the boys go marching p2ISt And a boy's best friend is his, RIFLE, BAYONET, ALID.-KDE, LENSATIC COMPASS, EE GLASSES, SKETCHING CASE, AUTOMATIC PISTOL, BLUE JEANS, OVER- ALLS, BROVVNING MACHINE GUN KHEAVYD, AUTOMATIC RIFLE, NOTE BOOK, CASK FOWLERD, TRENCI-I MORTAR, Q.-XSK VVILEY OR GARRISOND. will sing if you ask him anything And put some salt on his taill!!! me for the ' I 1.- X G XQx ' ' K C fit ' , Y V Xu