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An Infantry group waiting for deployment into a battle zone. Apart from the fact that
this image shows quite a few of my infantry platoon 'back in the day', I think that the
most noticeable feature is that most of the party is 'lost in thought'. This was very
common, in my experience, before an insertion into a battle area. Some engaged
in light and jovial chat ( often to hide anxiety), but most were quietly thinking of the letter
they had just mailed, or the sea trunk they had just packed, "in case" they did not return.