. The American Legion Weekly [Volume 2, No. 15 (May 7, 1920)]. Little White Bears gone away, Left the outfit weeks ago;No one knows his whereabouts, From the Cook to Captain got orders yesterday, We are off for St. Nazaire;White Bears taking Injun leave— Im the only one knows White Bear is a Red Mans son—Son of Sioux chief Whistling Ram; Indian Reservation chap,Carlisle man, till Uncle Sam Called him from the white-barredturf, Haled him from the pigskin clan—Dressed him up in Olive Drab—Made him heap big fighting man! White Bear seemed to like the guns Booming steady through th
. The American Legion Weekly [Volume 2, No. 15 (May 7, 1920)]. Little White Bears gone away, Left the outfit weeks ago;No one knows his whereabouts, From the Cook to Captain got orders yesterday, We are off for St. Nazaire;White Bears taking Injun leave— Im the only one knows White Bear is a Red Mans son—Son of Sioux chief Whistling Ram; Indian Reservation chap,Carlisle man, till Uncle Sam Called him from the white-barredturf, Haled him from the pigskin clan—Dressed him up in Olive Drab—Made him heap big fighting man! White Bear seemed to like the guns Booming steady through the night;Acted on him like the drums By a council-fires light;Maybe in his brain they roused Memories of long ago,When his people danced and howled To a tom-tom beating low! White Bear didnt like the pack, And he seldom used his gat,And his head was not at home In the old tin derby hat;And he hated hikes and drills, But his middle name was fight,When we sent him out alone, One-man raiding crew at night! MAY 7, 1920 Then youd see White Bear appear Painted like a circus clown—Naked as September Morn— Bayonet in good right hand,On the ending of a long, Final rockets dying spark,Like a lean and silent ghost He would vanish in the dark! How the Heinies used to howl When they saw
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