snowyday Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 From the Associated Press comes a story they’re telling in the Caribbean---and swearing it’s true: A transport lay in the harbor getting ready to sail with a detachment of troops ordered back to the good ol’ U.S.A. The soldiers stood about beside their barracks bags, awaiting their turn to go up the gangplank. Suddenly, from the group, one broke and ran, shouting at the top of his voice. “I’m not going aboard that boat, and you can’t make me!†Two burly M.P.’s gave chase. Quickly they overhauled him. A lusty session of rough-and-tumble ensued, at the end of which the fugitive, overpowered, was half carried aboard ship. The M.P.’s rubbed their hands, congratulating themselves on a job done with neatness and dispatch. A few hours later, when the transport was miles at sea, noses were counted aboard. There was one nose too many. A homesick soldier had found a way to go home. February 11, 1943 * * * Snowyday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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