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Show since December, ig4l at the Herald office and 1' c his thanks for the homp mH per. He said he receive he was in the South paclf- times it was late, but wT news to the boys, alay, SSgt. EUiott'cInron Spent Few Days At Home SSgt. Elliott Cameron few days with his Par JPent and Mrs. Arch CameroT er relatives here the B' oti' He is stationed at iw? and was accompanied ST' V Merchason, chief warrant Armed Forces The following poem was sent home by S 1C Norman Ray Barker. Bark-er. It was written by a friend on the same ship, after they had carried car-ried the wounded from Iwo Jima on board their transport. TWO JIMA A murky morning, weary men Battle scared and grim Raising Old Gloy on a barren rock Singing our National Hymn. The battle for Iwo Jima Is over with and won And the bulletin reads next morning morn-ing Thank you men, well done. But I'd like to tell you folks back Dean Barker G M.- 2C j Visits In Springville Dean Barker G. M. 2c, who has spent the past 22 months in the South Pacific, has been visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hyrum Barker, and other relatives here. He was given a 21-day leave, and is to report at Seattle, Wash. Dean has taken part in fourteen major battles, including the Philippines. Phil-ippines. He has been in the service sure seemed good to be home." Cpl. Kennedy suffered a machine mach-ine gun bullet wound in his left arm. He is exhibiting a leather wallet which, he said with a K-ration K-ration he also had in his pocket, saved his life by diverting the bullet bul-let to his arm. He was with a forward for-ward observation unit of the infantry in-fantry in the drive for Metz when he was injured. He was taken to the evacuation hospital at Verdun, France, where he was awarded the Purple Heart, and from there to a hospital in England. Injured on Nov. 11, 1944, he had been in France five months. Cpl. Kennedy called at the Herald Her-ald office to express his appreciation apprecia-tion to the Jaycees and others for sending him the home-town paper which he said her received while in France and in England, and enjoyed en-joyed reading. Shirley Thorpe T5 Gets Purple Heart In recognition of wounds received receiv-ed in action, Shirley Thorpe T5 was awarded the Purple Heart. The award has been sent home to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Thorpe. ' T5 Thorpe suffered an abdominal abdomi-nal wound on Jan. 11, in Belgium. He is now in a hospital in England and hopes to be soon sent to the States. Don Frandsen Writes From Italy Pfc. Don Frandsen sent an interesting in-teresting letter to the Herald this week expressing his appreciation to the Jaycees and others who are responsible for sending him the "good old home-town paper." He says what news he doesn't get in letters, he finds in the Herald. He further states that he saw Art Bird on the boat coming over and since he had been there, he had talked with Gene Averett and Bob Barron and that he also expected to see Byron Wardle. He stated they were all in the 10th Mountain Division but it was hard to contact each other. Rex S. Packard M. M. 2C Returns To Ship Rex S. Packard, M. M. 2C plans to leave today for San Francisco, Calif., after a 30-day leave spent with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Packard,- and other relatives and friends. He has spent 32 months in the South Pacific and has participated in several major battles, including the battle at Tarawa and others in the Gilberts. S. Glenn Fullmer Home On Leave S. Glenn Fullmer, son of Mrs. Jonena Fullmer spent a thirteen-day thirteen-day leave here with relatives and friends. He has just completed his training at San Diego, Calif. Billy Phillips Home On Furlough Billy Phillips has spent an 18-day 18-day furlough with his parents and other relatives in Springville. Me called at the Herald office to ex-pess ex-pess his appreciation for the home town paper, which he said all the boys enjoy. Billy has been at the hospital at Mitchell Field, N Y and will return there. ' ' " home, If it isn't against the law-Some law-Some of the things that happened Some of the things I saw. I saw faces taut with anxious strain And some with an empty stare I remember that horrible morning Because, brother, I was there. There were bodies strewn on that barren rock And on the beaches, too Yes, I remember it, brother And you'd better remember it, too. If I live to be a thousand I'll never forget that day For we carried those kids over And we carried the wounded away Yes! we carried those kids over Kids as healthy as any you'd find And we brought a lot of them back again Broken in body and mind. I saw a lad with an arm shot off It was lying by his side And he placed that arm between his knees There was a tear he tried to hide. And he plucked a ring from his lifeless hand And he looked up with a plea And he asked, "Would you place this wedding band On my other hand for me?" There was another lad and his ' mind was gone They said it was gone from shock That was his meager donation For the price of that barren rock. I saw officers and men on the Bladen That was the ship I was on Doing everything in their power For the wounded we carried on. They offered their clothes and their smokes and their bunks Yes, they even offered blood They did everything humanly possible pos-sible Everything that they could. And I saw the doctors and corps-men corps-men Working with all their might To save the human wrekage We brought aboard that night. Yes, we out here, we'll remember, Come fire, brimstone or flood That every inch of that barren rock 1 Was bought with American blood. Lou Alberts. Cpl. John K. Hardy Soon Completes Course Cpl. John K. Hardy, engineer-gunner, engineer-gunner, from Springville, will soon complete an intensive training course in combat flying at Alexandria Alex-andria Field, La., and in the near future will go overseas for combat com-bat duty. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Hardy, 290 East 4th So., and the husband of Mrs. Helen M. Hardy, 436 South Utah Ave., Pro-vo. Pro-vo. He entered service in July, '43. Cpl. Keith "Bud" Kennedy Home On 30-Day Furlough Spending a 30-day furlough in Springville with his mother, Mrs. Emma Kennedy, while stationed at a Modesta, Calif., hospital receiving re-ceiving treatmont for injuries received re-ceived in France, Cpl. Keith "Bud" Kennedy reported Tuesday "it |