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Camping army style

Soldier in uniform carries his personal gear.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feature photo:
Unidentified soldier. He came prepared.

Photo credit:
James Murray, Salmon Arm Observer, c. 1998

Firefighter directing a soldier in green uniform.

Your tent is over there.

One hundred soldiers came from Edmonton prepared with transport trucks, tents, and portable cooking facilities. They set up a base camp in Silver Creek  in a farmer’s field.

Men in red and blue uniforms carrying boxes and supplies. Tents in background.

A hard day’s work.

Man stripped to the waist washing his arm in a basin on a table. Hair is wet. Coveralls are dirty. Tents in background

Running water? There were outhouses and wash basins.