Canteens to supply free food and drink to service men and women traveling by train during World War II, all totally privately funded and manned, or I should say womaned, by volunteers, sprang up at train stops around the nation. One of the most famous was the Santa Fe Station Rail Canteen in Streator, Illinois, about twenty-three miles from my house. Our World War II generation was a special breed, both those who fought and those who supported them at home. It was a grand moment for a nation that has had many grand moments, something it is too easy to forget these days.
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- Donald R. McClarey
Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 43 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.
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