Middle East Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 23, 1944, Cairo, Egypt                                Susey arrives in land off cd Maxmo months of latin Grams in the largest wac contingent to the Middle East has actually arrived there Are Over them by three on debarkation morning in a Beitf pretty Llene caught with dishes out soup to the excited1 getting their land again after a seige of these cd Janes have disembarked and Are filing across a Pontoon Bridge to despite the voyage and rationed they managed to spit and thine As they disembarked in full wac Field Hel Musette bags and Gas sixty per cent taken reductions to private in order to get overseas All were wildly speculating about their new new the food and All the things a cd newcomer worries most exciting part of the trip was the precarious climb Down the ships ladder these under surveillance of an unknown male peeking from the port for most it was their first sea voyage for of their first glimpse of where a from yelled the girls when they got their first glimpse of an american cd who seems hilariously Happy about the whole after boarding the train for Cairo and settling the girls got their happiest Surprise when a Oneman manned by John provided them with first cokes since route to most girls either toggled native vendors which crowded around the train in stations to sell junk jewelry some wac purchasers got or lapsed into weary Here Sarah Brahman and Mildred Feyk catch 40 still the was disembarked from the train and climbed aboard cd trucks for the last leg of their Camp Huckstep where Rumor had it there were plenty of cokes and ice Cream exhausted As they their first and Foremost query to the maps on duty was when and where do we Start to dispelling rumours of tents and the life the was arrived at Camp Huckstep and found a private company area with a Day mess Hall with and a laundry room two washing machines overjoyed every one of As soon As the first truck Load passed the there Here circulated among the cd theatregoers turned out in Masse to wave the trucks by Greet the american the few Cis who unknowingly serenaded an empty wac Camp for Ever an hour Felt silly on the standing at attention before the at us anime was arc formally welcomed to this command by Benjamin f commanding Genera Josephine wac commanding officer Arvd it Atalia aided Caw to his majesty King Faruk and Chieffo staff photos by