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philip.marshall

December 07, 2014 06:31PM

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I've seen similar pictures of sentries guarding trestles on the Alaska RR during WWII, with the notable difference that they had to wear mosquito netting over their helmets to keep the bugs off their faces! Still, I'm sure it was preferable to being in a foxhole somewhere overseas.

(There is actually a narrow gauge connection to this, as the SG Alaska RR was partly built on the ROW of the NG Tanana Valley RR/Tanana Mines Ry.)

-Philip Marshall

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WWII Horse Cavalry units guard CA-MEX border	bcp	December 07, 2014 05:15PM
Re: WWII Horse Cavalry units guard CA-MEX border	John West	December 07, 2014 05:38PM
Re: WWII Horse Cavalry units guard CA-MEX border	philip.marshall	December 07, 2014 06:31PM
Re: WWII sentries guard NG ry	m.j.peltier	December 08, 2014 03:39AM
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