War

[BettyO]

Fantastic post, Bill -- as always!

I for one, think that at the beginning of the war that Lew Powell enlisted (underage at that - 17 years for which he had to acquire parental permission) along with his best friend Sam Mitchell, simply for the sheer adventure of it. Patriotism? Perhaps - but I think most young boys enlisted early in the war, seeing it as a "grand lark" with the impression that it'll be over in a few weeks, or a few months.... then back home crowned with the glory of having seen a bit of "the world"....