The 329th Battery Book [Foreword]
Foreword
Masters, the load was heavy;
Ye whom we served were hard;
Your young men come
With laughter home,
But all are bruised and scarred.
Masters, we met the summons
And you shall say how well;
But now, meanwhile,
It’s ours to smile
At what we do not tell.
Masters, we gave our chances
To build our lives full true;
And so we bled
To build instead
A decent world for you.
Masters, we laid foundations
Your unborn wits shall test;
But we are done
With blood and gun–
Permit us now to jest.
–Cpl. G.C. Channing
Battery E
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