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Thank you all on behalf of Old Hickory for your comments and salutes. I talked to him on the telephone last night and I let him know how much you all are enjoying reading his "ramblings."

I have about 3-5 pages left to post, but he is recording more to be transcribed. I told him he could talk about anything. If he wanted to mention the correct tire pressure on the front wheels of a M3 halftrack, that is okay by us. Speaking of which, he said he loved the M3 halftrack, it was joy to operate and repair.

I'll wait and let him tell you why he carred a carbine instead of the Thompson he was originally issued. It is mildly humerous, but the main point is that not all things were cut and dried; then men did have some choice as to what they could carry.

Tomorrow night he talks about the Normandy hedgerows and the race across France.

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30th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop, Mechanized
30th Infantry Division