. Memories of the "411th" Telegraph Battalion in the World War here and "over there" .... ys work, completing worlc under way,we wonld be moved back into a rest area. And shortly there-after Ave started down the ]\leuse Valley to Verdun, the tripbeing made after dark. We will never forget that trip; it wasa hright moonlight night. The valley averages a mile or soin width with the surrounding hills jutting into the flanks atirregular intervals and the Meuse river wending its waythrough the center. The camp fires of troops resting for thenight lighted up the landscape and completed the naturally
. Memories of the "411th" Telegraph Battalion in the World War here and "over there" .... ys work, completing worlc under way,we wonld be moved back into a rest area. And shortly there-after Ave started down the ]\leuse Valley to Verdun, the tripbeing made after dark. We will never forget that trip; it wasa hright moonlight night. The valley averages a mile or soin width with the surrounding hills jutting into the flanks atirregular intervals and the Meuse river wending its waythrough the center. The camp fires of troops resting for thenight lighted up the landscape and completed the naturallybeautiful picture. It was the first time in over four years thatthe soldiers had had the privilege of fires at night and theywere indulging it to the limit. There was light aplenty with-out the moon, for on all sides the victory celebration was stillin progress, and the shells and vari-eolored flares lighted upthe sky for miles and miles. And everybody was happy; theold tenseness was gone; in its place was hilarious laughter andspontaneous raillery hurled at each other and XIVAT FRAVAUX pllE neAV headquarters of the First Army was established atBar-siir-Aube, which is a small village near Chaumont andsome hundred and fifty miles southeast of Paris. Upon reach-ing Bar-snr-Anbe, our headquarters was estal)lished at Fra-vanx, about tAventy kilometers distant. Our liard Avorldngdays were past and we had opportunity to rest and think itover. It would be natural to think that after the months ofhard, constant work, the opportunity to take i1 easy wouldhave immediately resulted in everybody becoming physicallyfit. The exact contrary liappened, and for the first month orsix weeks after reaching camp there were times wdien morethan fifty per cent of the outfit would be marked quartersat sick call. HoAvever, toAvard the close of December, everybodybegan to round into shape and began to ask: When are Ave go-ing home? During this time Ave had performed some small joI)sin conne
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