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since I did guard duty at the Statue of Liberty) that we did a jig as we neared the "Pennsy" tubes.

My mother and my dad were waiting for me when I arrived at my aunt's apartment on 139th Street. I silently thanked the Lord for sparing me from harm in this first lap of my training so that I could see them both again. And I looked forward with more than eagerness to seeing my beloved [[strikethrough]] [[??]] [[/strikethrough]] Ruth. I didn't know what I was running up against by reporting to the C.G. Port of Embarkation, Hoboken N.J., but I was hoping I'd get a week home before leaving for the fray.

I later found out that it was Major Angstrom who had asked for me so, after all, I was to stay with the 139th companions.