Mhm.
You listen close enough every now and then you may hear the burst of
artillery in the background because we're speaking to you from just behind
the lines with the 43rd wings victory division standing beside me as
Sergeant Reese, L brewer of pine dale. Arizona ready to talk to you folks
back home. Just who's back there and find l. I have my mother and father
and four brothers and one sister also have one brother in the army whose
Gordon german prisoners at camp roberts, California. Well then you're
represented. Your family is in europe and in the pacific getting here to
the pacific side. Now we'd like to know what your job is out here. Reese
my job out here is a squad leader and a pioneer platoon. We are clearing
roads of all mines and booby traps. We have some demolition work such as
blowing up caves. Have you done anything recently that you'd like to tell
us about the day before yesterday? We cleared about four miles of road so
that they could evacuate the wounded and haul supplies to the front lines
? That's an important job. How do you how do you like your work, Reese?
That's very interesting. But it's rather touching. Yeah, it is kind of
touchy at times. But you're managing to do a swell job, as are the other
fella's working with you Reese. What did you do back in pine dale? Well,
before I come in the army, I worked for the government. Carpenter work.
You're working for the government now too. Don't forget that. Uhh what
what sort of work was that you were doing? I was doing carpenter work with
building and No, I see. And you intend to keep working for the government.
Well, I was planning on going back and taking up my trade again after the
All right, that'll be swell reached. And one other thing, if you meant in
the other fellas, you knew back home. I've met nobody from around home.
I've met a lot of boys. Arizona, though here. Yes, indeed. Arizona is well
represented in the 43rd. Well, good luck to you Reese and keep on doing
this. Well, job you have. You just heard from sergeant retail brewer of
pintail. Arizona speaking to you from the 43rd Wing Victory Division,
located in luzon island in the Philippines. We return you now to the
United States. Mhm.