Streets buzz with cheer outside Storyville"s boundaries. Paperboys yell on several corners, The United States declares war on Germany, as they wave newspapers in the air. Patriotic fervor sounds from honking cars and balconies along the street.
The United States declares war on GermanyI follow the bustling noise to Canal Street, where brown-uniformed troops from the 114th Trench Mortar Battery parade with banners down the avenue before they head to war-torn Europe. I push through cheering crowds lining the street and gape at the marching soldiers, unable to muster enthusiasm for men who may never return home. Their courage and patriotism are admirable, but I’m repulsed by war’s brutality and killing. But I’ve felt murder in my heart since my assault, images of shooting the sailor three ti
