"Soldiers being evacuated from Northern Pacific on Fire Island sand bar, Jan. 6, 1919. The transport ship carried 2552 returned soldiers, mostly ambulatory wounded, who were safely rescued by breeches buoys, surf boats, naval launches, and submarine chasers. Fortunately, there were no casualties reported."

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