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December 28, 1943          Vol. 1 No. 4          20 Pages

Cover: Front cover depicts an ancient Greek temple situated in a locality of Italy now occupied by the Allies. As the New Year begins, it is guarded by American soldiers, symbolic of America’s determination to protect the culture of all peoples. (Signal Corps Photo)

Articles inside this issue:

Brief Clicks ‘Em
(Pvt. V. E. Murphy, Cpl. Charles W. Allen, Sgt. Robert Goodson, Capt. Winston H. Park, Cpl. Alois Bialeike, Pvt.  Anthony J. Petronis, Cpl. N. Zaslow, S/Sgt. Raymond Brooks, Pvt. Harry W. Everham, Pfc Ivan Diller, Pvt. Faye R. Bradley, W. O. William W. Browne)

Behind the 8 Ball
(B-24 8 Ball, Capt. George Elliott, Capt. Conway , T/Sgt. Fred W. Siffrin, T/Sgt. James B. Warren)

How Poi is Made

Male Call
Bagged By A J.A.C.D.
By Milton Caniff

Watch the Birdie!
(Maj. Roland Boyer, W. Eugene Smith)

This Week’s War News in Brief

A-men
By Bud Nelson

Jungle Lore For Castaways
By Kenneth Emory

Picture Quiz Puzzle

Worries, Inc.
(Pvt. Martin Dunton)

Parachute Riggers School
(W. O. William Ryan, Andrew Jacque Garnerin, Cpl. Boughton, Cpl. McDermotty, Sgt. Barran)
By Sgt. Franklin P. Hall

APO Personnelities
     Fighter Command Has a Flying Dentist
     (Capt.  Harry Lipsitz)
     Private Who Was Too Old For Navy Is Now Too Old For Army
     (Richard M. Beall)
     Canine Kamaaina
     (Cpl. Donald Lloyd)
     Keep ‘Em Shaving
     (Pvt. Luther Wade)

Santa’s Number Up!
(Sgt. John Supple, Sgt. Roderick Teeters, Pvt. Ezra Antaki)

Love and the G.I.’s
By Sgt. Joseph P. Roppolo

On the Home Front
(Laverne Coy, Mrs. Joseph R. Haney, Louis Botellos, Marjorie Henshaw, Jean Sullivan, Joyce Reynolds, William L. Goulette, Joseph L. Savaree, Mary B. Digerso)

An Officer and a Gentleman
By Rex B. Gunn

Sports
(Capt. Ed Hennig, Capt. Ray Hyman)
     Gagers Prepare For Senior
     AAU Tournament
     Bowl Games…
     College Basketball Scores
     More All-Americans
     National Sports
     Who, What, Where

Entertainment
     Hollywood Chatter
     (Frank Sinatra, Shep Fields, Jeanette MacDonald, Capt. Gene Raymond, Milton Berle)
     Pix to Watch

Fun with Ink (Cartoons)

Male Call
Heart Chart
By Milton Caniff

This Week’s BRIEF Girl – Janis Carter