The Last Jump: Chapter 10
“It’s a damned suicide outfit, Jake,” exclaimed Sergeant Harley Tidrick as they hurriedly walked across the parade ground toward the Regimental Day Room. “Everybody knows it. Those guys are all fucking crazy!”
“If you believe that Harley then why are you here? Why don’t you go have a beer or something?” replied Jake.
“I’m trying to talk you out of this, kid. Why the hell would you want to join this outfit anyway?” Harley had seen this stubborn look on Jake’s face before.
“Why the hell don’t you mind your own business, Harley?” Jake blurted it out before he could catch himself. He was instantly sorry. Jake liked and respected his cousin. Harley had always looked out for him but especially since Jake joined the Stonewallers of the 29th “Blue and Gray” Division. Jake didn’t make it easy for Harley. His frequent disregard for regulations resulted in numerous minor infractions, all of which were maddening to Harley.
After basic training, Jake was sent to Fort Meade, Maryland, halfway between Baltimore and Washington D.C. Discipline was lax. There were not enough weapons to issue a rifle to each infantryman so whatever little training they did, they did with broomsticks. Stovepipes served as mortars and baseballs as hand grenades. The morale of the once-proud division plummeted.
Then the draftees began arriving in April 1941. Their negative attitude was poisonous. They were already counting the days when their one-year term of service would be completed. Any unit cohesion that existed based on hometown friendships began to unravel. The War Department sent in regular army officers to “shape up” this former National Guard division. The resulting churn only served to further deteriorate morale.
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