But we got to know him. Every unit had a secret-service agent in his office, and when he decided to make a raid on some poor, 'unsuspecting' C.O., a little bird whispered that General Pom-Pom was en route.
Out came the whitewash, pipeclay, blanco, brasso, greasy paste, and 'soldier's friend.' Pioneers whitewashed every post-not forgetting the La