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liege, some miecU(l(um tanks <tart a rnght
rai(d march with raisingg bghlts on.2.22 * .A
Tennessee Manuevers -
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Childs & Wash Day.The 8th Aromred Dvmok n, f sf m n II '' ahumni" m
well u' $f >"'I.t 2 f22jhtmgiij i y str 2n.t, nwat s rn/ el
rijniuly as ucadre trainng divrsion t heS ti he.
minted nearly 40,000 s dlers wh. r louated
tlier armor~ed diivisions t fir ac tive* service lth',ii
smij sice relieved of ths shol l .,s 9"r"r t, ih
Shun crn * Herd, under the .gnFIf"f o Gen
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r'..714th group on Tennessee
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track, takes them t~ the........ battle and they nur ut t fight
on foot.Quartermaster men
icely, Lomicka and
A. Ison.Maintenance men of the 8th Armored Dlosiion back a 30 tin When a 2
nedl2um.l tn2 .1 t -(.r aftcr hauling the damaged vehice rin pers inol pr b'erm'. *flr,,
heal this equipment andn .22h
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Remember the breakfasts
during NC maneuvers? This
shot by Mess Sgt. SidneyI
shows a few
white beans, which were
served three times a day.thoat t ry the noen~ 2 'il O /2A 0 set
.cunt ows 1'1w to , tnOmmvgun
and can fire 5(1 'u. t ''A 1.'2 roUdanq.Men r the 77th Medical Battalion,
7th Arrmored Division, demornst rate the
evacuation at wounded across a stream,
using four litters and a truck tarpaulin as
a makeshift raft.Music is the key to mar
Eighth. Its easy to find e:
-both sweet and hot.
f1i.2ny a rla.. 22 H t m12 en
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Replacements for the Thundering Herd start the process that
will put each man in a job for which he is suited and will train him
to peak efficiency as a member of the fighting teamf the MenmIt, n22c22 f I .
crewman's jab These men m2 ~(
they are fully serviced and r,-21y.2Sent in by Rich-
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:.owing that the weather
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area was :nf.st..I with .-
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he answer ! all ( iour .i.2na
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first night. Junes was the first
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