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Three Soldiers by John Dos Passos
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disciplinary action will be taken.... Attention there!" At the
other end of the barracks a man had moved. Again, amid absolute
silence, could be heard the clanking of the officers' heels as the
inspection continued.


"Now, fellows, all together," cried the "Y" man who stood with his
arms stretched wide in front of the movie screen. The piano
started jingling and the roomful of crowded soldiers roared out:

"Hail, Hail, the gang's all here;
We're going to get the Kaiser,
We're going to get the Kaiser,
We're going to get the Kaiser,
Now!"

The rafters rang with their deep voices.

The "Y" man twisted his lean face into a facetious expression.

"Somebody tried to put one over on the 'Y' man and sing 'What the
hell do we care?' But you do care, don't you, Buddy?" he shouted.

There was a little rattle of laughter.

"Now, once more," said the "Y" man again, "and lots of guts in the
get and lots of kill in the Kaiser. Now all together.... "

The moving pictures had begun. John Andrews looked furtively about
him, at the face of the Indiana boy beside him intent on the
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