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Show Gunnison Soldier Boy Back From Service on the Siberian Coast "I would not give a cent to see again what I have seen during my experience as a soldier and neither would I take a million dollars for the experience 'ind what I have seen during the past two and a half years." Thus spoke Mina Beauregard Beaure-gard to a News man yesterday. Mr. Beauregard returned last Saturday night from "over seas" and gave his parents and friends a pleasant surprise sur-prise by his unannounced home-coming. Mina Beauregard volunteered his services for the defense of his coun-try coun-try in May, 1917, going from here r with Price Cornwall to the Philippines Philip-pines where he served fourteen months. His company was laterj taken to Siberia and stationed at Vladivostok where me Gunnison boys have remained steadily since until Beauregard got his discharge. According to Miria, the life was somewhat monotonous, as he never saw any of the "real fighting" and routine life in foreign lands is entirely en-tirely different from that In this country. On his return trip the boat Mina was returning on made a record run and the trip was most pleasant throughout. He sailed on October 7th, passing Hong Kong, the Philippines Philip-pines and other countries, and landed land-ed in Sanfrancisco on November 1st. The trip covered nearly 10,000 milet and the boat was out a little: less than nineteen days. Price Cornwall, who went from Gunnison with Beauregard, is still at Vladivostok and it is thought it will be three months or more before he gets his discharge. He is doing guard duty. Mr. Beauregard has enjoyed the best of health during his enlistment and the experience, according to his statement, has been most valuable to him. He expects to make his home in Gunnison. |