. A history of Section 647, United States army ambulance service with the French army. meri-can discipline for a while. Major Andrew inspected us and we made ready for an earlystart. It was the beginning of a new life. We were unable to see ahead, so no darkspots clouded the horizon. We were now accustomed to convoys and had no accidents or unwelcome feat-ures during the move. The first night we spent at Fere en Champenoise, the second atLigny en Barrois. On the third morning we climbed the long hill road that makes a halfcircle around the valley at Neufchateau. It was a beautiful day—cold but
. A history of Section 647, United States army ambulance service with the French army. meri-can discipline for a while. Major Andrew inspected us and we made ready for an earlystart. It was the beginning of a new life. We were unable to see ahead, so no darkspots clouded the horizon. We were now accustomed to convoys and had no accidents or unwelcome feat-ures during the move. The first night we spent at Fere en Champenoise, the second atLigny en Barrois. On the third morning we climbed the long hill road that makes a halfcircle around the valley at Neufchateau. It was a beautiful day—cold but clear. Hereon the edge of the town we waited while the Lieutenant secured more definite orders asto our disposal. We ateour army rations in thewind, looking at a pic-ture that was to becomevery familiar to us be-fore the front was fin-ally reached. The valleystretched far back until itwent out of sight behindthe hills which formedthe background forquaint Domremy, thelittle village whose nameis coupled with that otherstruggle of France for life and liberty. Leaving Fort de Vanves. [19]
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