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

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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

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'Q ' .J M711 COLUM DEER alll l'- I-! l ll-lfll-'l'hi3lI'TT5l 1 -f'H5Hl-J ill I-, ,,,,.nsL , e no orth alxx aws lurnbus owexer the t e gentleman s Q ardent admirer h a disinterested not to be found out f Columbus feels grate- rks and naturally spells up de to hear such loxelx things bout our city by a comparatne anger POLO AT FORT BENNING In glancing through the fashionable agazines and especially when look- ng at plc ures of fashionable people as we are all prone to dol, the pic- ures of polo fields and polo horses d players have been most fascinat- ' n . And again if Nlwhomct cannot go o the mountain the mountain comes to Xlahomet for the Infantry school t Fort Benning has brought us polo ayers and horses and a splendi eld for this sport has been arrange Fort Benning. 'Think of polo games in Columbu few years ago such a thing like'the esence of real live West Point Ofii- rs living right in our very midst ould have seemed unheard of' But st as the West Point officers ar 'ing their home in Columbus an t Fort Benning, so are the polo games layed very near i - ' s on 5 or -.,h .1 , ' ' ' srtik '1 ru In order that the cixilmns may e Joy Lhese,g1mes special parking spac his bun arranged at the polo fields Port Benning which may be obtal ed free of charge A tournament has been arranged to take place at For Benning and the army personnel ex courteous to thi ir cixiliau friends ha made this pos-.iblt The beautiful days of spring so sy here and 1 drue to Fort Benning th polo game and a return home com prise 1 program for a delightful afte noon No doubt many or the cixilians vu take idx intigt of this courtesy tended hv those in charge of the .- suits and will be among those pr ent' 'xt the games at Port - ' - ORGANIZATION OF 2 INFANTRY ,A :., Conimemor the 29 ' ' wi 2 follo KD? OH! BOY! cotumus. czoama FRIDAY MARCH z. nm O O it OO rj.l -1 ,.pot, f. e, h f Y-v . L I' I ' i 1. . fend fm. his Compliment onymous with the 'Sunny South'L a 'H' . , ' ,x . , 1 E 1' . 1 z 1' ' ex- . ' t' . 2 I' ' . O 1 g 1 y ll . ' I ' . . . X s