TABLE OF CONTENTS Prologue.................................................................................................................. 3 Foreword................................................................................................................. 4 Roots (1918–19).................................................................................................... 9 Inspiration (1941)............................................................................................... 19 Evolution (1942)................................................................................................. 31 Honors (1942–43)............................................................................................. 49 Heyday (1943–44)............................................................................................. 69 Victory (1945)...................................................................................................... 87 Endings (1945–46)........................................................................................... 107 Legacy (1946–2019)........................................................................................ 127 Epilogue............................................................................................................. 148 Business Profiles.............................................................................................. 149 Index.................................................................................................................... 157 OPPOSITE: All of the elements that made North Platte’s World War II Canteen famous can be seen in this photo from about 1943: servicemen quickly downing coffee and a sandwich (left); an older female volunteer presenting one of the Canteen’s trademark birthday cakes (right); and a younger woman (top center, behind curly-haired soldier) sharing a few moments of conversation and kindness before the “all aboard” call whisked another troop train away.
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