John Cowgill: Stories of the Railroad
Daniel Wallach had enlisted in the United States Army. He boarded a train Terra Haute, Indiana and was on his way to New York City where he was going to board a ship to Europe to fight the Germans. As he was sitting in his seat, he was looking out the window at the passing scenery. The train passed through town through another town and through another town, but then the train made a special stop.
“Dreamsville U.S.A. Time to deboard the train,” a man said on the loudspeaker. “Lunch is being served.”
Daniel was very puzzled. “What’s going on?”
“We are being served lunch,” said the Sargent. “You need to go grab a sandwich.”
He got off the train. Soldiers were lined up to get a sandwich from a cart where ladies from the town were handing out to each man. Daniel stood in line. When he finally reached…
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