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Show HARRY L. COON NOW FIRST SERGEANT Harry L. Coon, a patriotic youth of 18, showed the spirit of '76 when he resigned a good position in Milford Mil-ford and enlisted in the Coast Artillery Artil-lery on April 10, 1917. He accompanied accom-panied his older brother to Fort Barry, where he was soon assigned to the Signal Corps. An examination for noncommissioned officers was given in 1917 which he passed with high marks, and together with his brother Don he was transferred to Camp Pike, Arkansas, where both boys received the honors of noncommissioned non-commissioned officers. He was later promoted to First Sergeant of the 334th Machiifi Gun Battalion, In which duty he is boiling over with patriotism and a spirit to make further fur-ther advancemeat when his age will permit. Harry has been regiment clerk since the boys were at Fort Barry. Harry L. Coon holds the respect re-spect of all who know him and writes very interesting letters to his parents, Wade B. Coon and Bessie Coon, residing at Milford, who have cause to he proud of the boy and the interest with which he is serving the nation. The following lines were written by Harry L. Coon: FUTURE In this time of strife and warfare, When great nations rise and fall, Future stretches dark before us Like a black and jpvil pall. Minds of great men plan destruction, But their brains avail them not. For they're booked in Judgment's Journal, "Murderers of the Common Lot." Why -could not this evil genius To a better cause be turn'ed. And these engines of destruction By the wrath of God be burned? For the time is fast approaching When to heaven shall ring the herald. "CJoC has made us one great nation. A UNITED. UNARMED WORLD!" H. L. C. |