. A story of the war and family war service record, 1914-1919. :(i(mrW^^:^:^^. i^ iSiixf-^1%f^f^V iJi^V^i- Salvation Army. mobile ambulance drivers, were among the mostlionored of tlie workers abroad. The Salvation x\rmy truck drivers were on dutynight and day throughout the big drive. It was aterrible experience for the chauUeurs, who had toresort to harsh measures to keep themselves awakeduring the long nights. They thrust their trucksover shell-torn highways, and in the face of death,delivered supplies here and there or removed thewounded to the hospitals. Although the sector was bombed alm
. A story of the war and family war service record, 1914-1919. :(i(mrW^^:^:^^. i^ iSiixf-^1%f^f^V iJi^V^i- Salvation Army. mobile ambulance drivers, were among the mostlionored of tlie workers abroad. The Salvation x\rmy truck drivers were on dutynight and day throughout the big drive. It was aterrible experience for the chauUeurs, who had toresort to harsh measures to keep themselves awakeduring the long nights. They thrust their trucksover shell-torn highways, and in the face of death,delivered supplies here and there or removed thewounded to the hospitals. Although the sector was bombed almost everynight, the lassie workers never flinched. As thedrive progressed, the lassies followed in the wakeof the victorious American troops for a distance ofmany kilometers. Here they made hundreds ofgallons of lemonade and orangeade for the wound-ed, gave thousands of oranges to men going intobattle, and prepared an almost limitless supply ofhot chocolate and coffee for the hosts of troops whoreturned from the battle during the night. Themen carried food to the soldiers at the front, whoadvanced so rapidly that the
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