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29 April 1942
Diamond, Sidney (1922-1945)
to Estelle Spero
Discusses two of the men that Diamond has met on the military base, one of whom is a Divinity student. Diamond subsequently ponders over the moral implications of war.
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Describes the punishment of walking for eight hours a day with a pack filled with bricks for a period of four days given to a boy who had gone missing for three days. Discusses impatience as to when he will be moved on from the training camp.
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circa April 1942
Discusses a fist fight that he got into after being provoked by a series of practical jokes. Also discusses his feelings of patriotism, and the need to fight for one's country.
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Mentions that he has calmed down after losing his temper the night before. Discusses the new job of landscape gardening that he has been assigned. States that he is optimistic that he will be placed in the chemical warfare unit.
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2 May 1942
Describes his dismay at the fact that as soon as he gets to know his peers, they are moved on. Gives a brief description of the camp town.
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4 May 1942
Discusses the wedding of a "negro" soldier, and muses over the range of social classes that he has encountered in the army.
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Circa. April/ May 1942
Discusses the gardening task that he had carried out the day before. Also mentions a divinity student's frustration with the language employed in the army.
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Describes the process of being given an army uniform, and how it creates a sense of equality in the company. Warns Estelle not to trust soldiers.
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Describes his elation with his new post in Edgewood Arsenal, where everyone behaves "like a gentleman and a soldier". States that the Chemical Warfare Service is merely a year and a half old, and consequently "acts its age - young, militant...
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Circa. April 1942
Diamond informs Estelle that he is working in the kitchen peeling potatoes while he waits for the company to fill up.
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