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Title: The history and achievements of the Fort Scheridan officers' training camps
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: Fort Sheridan Association Girton, Fred
Subjects: Fort Sheridan (Ill.). Military training camp World War, 1914-1918
Publisher: (Chicago?) : The Fort Sheridan Association
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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a member of the First Battery of the First Camp, forhis descriptive word picture of the First Training Camp. To the International Film Company and the Chicago Daily News fortheir hearty co-operation in securing the photographs of the training campdays. And last, but not least, to the many individuals who furnished informa-tion when all other sources seemed futile. If this Memorial Book, in its way, conveys a bit of human companionshipand carries with it a breath of friendship from those who served to thosewhose loved ones sleep oerseas and at home, its labor shall not have htvMi in vain. FRED GIRTON. Chicago, June 1, 1920. A GREATER GIFT By Charlotte Becker When on the clamorous battlefield The captain fell,Men said, How great his sacrifice No words may tell. Ah, well, they did not know, those sons Of drum and fife He did but give his death, w^hile one Gives all her life. Introduction The Power of a NationIs Its Trained Manhood By BRIGADIER-GENERAL JAMES A. RYAN Commanding Second Camp
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BRIGADIER-GENERAL JAMES A. RYANCommanding Second R. O. T. C. at Fort Sheridan THIS IS THE RECORD of the men from Fort Sheridan, the minute menof the Great War, who were torn from desk and w^orkshop and thrown ina camp to learn the rudiments of soldiering in the shortest possible time tosave our country from a foreign foe. Almost tw^o precious years were allowedto pass w^ith the w^hole world aflame, yet no attempt was made to prepare forthe conflict that w^e had to enter to save civilization. They came as students, these full grow^n men, and became pupils againunder school masters. They sat at the feet of anyone who could show themthis game of war, this life and death game that was thrust upon us. They werefilled with the zeal of crusaders, for they felt the call, the Nations call to themfor sacrifice. No men ever responded more cheerfully or conformed to rigid militarydiscipline with better grace than these same student soldiers. They workedhard for the prize of being a commissioned o

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