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Updated: August 21, 2024
He had only got them on appro'. Spick and span in their new uniforms, they came to drill daily on our parade ground. Slowly the change took place. They were "rookies" no longer, and the adjutant's sarcasm was a thing of the past. Commands were pronounced distinctly and firmly; the officers were trained men, ready to lead a company of soldiers anywhere and to do anything.
Long after Manila was quiet I was obliged to get out of my carriage in the rain and darkness half a dozen times while driving the length of Calle Real, and "approach to be recognized" by raw "rookies," each of whom pointed a loaded rifle at me while I did it. I know that this did not tend to make me feel peaceable or happy.
"I feel as though I had left my heart and stomach up there on top of the ocean," he stammered. Bill Witt grinned from ear to ear; the remark was reminiscent of other "rookies" and their first experiences at sea. "You'll probably think you've completely lost some parts of your department of internal affairs before you get rightly acquainted with your new friend Mr.
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