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06/1998. pages.
0962933406
978-0-9629334-0-0

Laugh, Cry and Remember: The Journal of a G.I. Lady

By Clarice Pollard

Laugh, Cry and Remember is the personal experience of a kid from Brooklyn, a civilian-soldier during World War II, who found herself on that stony uphill path where the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (later the Women's Army Corps) was the unwitting vanguard for women's liberation. Initially occupied with drawing secret maps, charts, and graphs, Pollard became a poster designer and publicity person for recruitment while fighting the battle of heartache at the sight of men torn from hearth and home. The narrative unfolds from enlistment day through many posts, with Pollard's laughter and tears exemplifying the commitment of those soldiers who, as members of the first permanent female army, changed forever women's roles in the defense of our nation.

"The art of recording history is hers."--Berenica Rapport, Ph.D.

"This very special publication is comprehensive and rekindles . . . many memories."--Lieutenant Colonel Jacquiline G. Gutwillig (USA Ret.), Co-Founder, WAAC

"Clarice Pollard has shown in her book Laugh, Cry and Remember why a number of patriotic female pioneers deserve the credit for educating all of us—which later resulted in the full integration of women into the United States Army."--Brigadier General George M. Jones (USA Ret.), Commander, 503rd Parachute Regimental Combat Team

"This account of life in the WAAC/WAC is told with wit and charm as well as with an eye to history. All of us who read her reminiscences can be thankful for her skill in making those days come alive."-Colonel Arthur H. Blair (USA Ret.) Ph.D., Mosher Insititute for Defense Studies, Texas A&M University

"This autobiographical account is important because it is dense enough with detail to provide real insight to the contrary events that finally led to the present status of women. The remembrances are full of pride, hope and, yes, despair. All are leavened by lasting comradeship and humor."-Major Anne Krizanzuskas (USA Ret.) WAAC/WAC/WAF