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SIX weeks at Fort Wash- ington. Six weeks of work and play under a scorching sun. Close order and ex- tended order drill. Firing on the range and musketry problems. Demonstrations by the "regulars." Polish- ing cleaning and oiling Polishing shoes and getting our bunks past inspection. Policing the area and passing in review. A len-mile hike under heavy packs, blisters on swollen feet, and hard ground for a bed. Remember hiding our "civies" in duffel bags- and getting back to camp just in time to change and fall in? Remember swim- ming in the pool and in the Potomac, the treks into RO:J.CCamp Rehoboth and Ocean movies and ball games, "bunk fatigue, dances on the Post the hilarity of Visitors' Day?
