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GOOD-BYE, WENDOVER; GOOD-BYE, MOUNTAIN HOME by RANDALL JARRELL

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First Line: WIVES ON DAY-COACHES TRAVELING WITH A BABY
Last Line: And you might as well get used to it, your ORD's
Subject(s): ABSENCE; ARMY LIFE; WORLD WAR II; SEPARATION; ISOLATION; DRILLS & MINOR TACTICS; SECOND WORLD WAR;
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