A REAL WELCOME
Sir, —So far our local public welcomes to our boys returning home have been very tame. I therefore suggest that, when the next large draft of men shortly reaches Wellington from the Middle East, such a public welcome be given them as they will remember always. Let the bands turn out, and let the people cheer the boys, who may know that what they have done has not been forgotten. I have seen pipe bands in France playing the boys marching back from the front line and have heard the bagpipes playing the boys into the front line. Our boys need a good reception, something more than a cup of tea, a hand-shake, and a few words. Strangers to our land have had a better welcome than our boys have often received. Now that the peace with Japan is signed another opportunity for such a warm expression-of public feeling will not afford itself in a lifetime. The boys could easily march through the streets to receive the cheers of the people, the children could be given a public holiday, the flags could be waved, and a real hearty reception given. The Mayor could probaoly arrange all am ete^ Ist N.Z.E.F.
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Evening Post, Volume CXL, Issue 56, 4 September 1945, Page 6
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203A REAL WELCOME Evening Post, Volume CXL, Issue 56, 4 September 1945, Page 6
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