Now all roads lead to France and heavy is the tread
Of the living; but the dead returning lightly dance.
Edward Thomas, Roads

Friday, January 3, 2025

The Stars and Stripes Reports the Lost Battalion Episode




























1 comment:

  1. Thanks for this real-time reporting.

    Maj. Whittlesey returned as one of the most heralded figures of the War, being asked to serve as a pall-bearer for the Unknown Soldier. Though he tried to return to his legal career in New York, he found himself in constant demand for speeches, parades, and honorary degrees. The pressure seemingly too much for him Whittlesey committed suicide on November 26, 1921 by jumping overboard while traveling on the SS Toloa out of New York en route to Havana.

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