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American Fighters in the Foreign Legion choose

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[US] C. Charles q. in Rockwell American Fighters in the Foreign Legion 262: The Boches certainly saw some fireworks! [...]. Those who say that all the French soldiers are tired and fed up should have seen the boys to the left of us. [...] They don’t receive the Boches with any of that ‘kamarade’ stuff, but with all the fireworks on hand.
at fireworks, n.
[US] C. Charles letter 26 July in Rockwell American Fighters in the Foreign Legion 272: [T]hey had been under the bombardment for six days and were glad to get out of it.
at out of it, adj.1
[US] C. Charles letter 26 July in Rockwell American Fighters in the Foreign Legion 270: Every one of the boys is going to break his neck in the next fight and show old Pop [i.e. President] Wilson that we have no yellow streak in us.
at break one’s neck (v.) under neck, n.
[US] E. Bouligny letter 8 Jan. in Rockwell American Fighters in the Foreign Legion 306: This morning a dirty Boche ‘bird’ flew over our heads.
at bird, n.1
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