Silver bursts cut Artillery flares at night show red, but in the early dawn they appear against the dark hillsides like bursts of silver. *Old Fusee* Fusee Soldier term for his rifle, the French word “fusil” meaning that weapon. The Colors of Blighty Because of its brevity, succinctness and expressiveness, I have used the word Blighty to designate a military hospital, though it was never in really popular use by the American soldier for this purpose, and to the British soldier it simply meant going back to England, but as so often Tommy Atkins went back to his Tight Little Island because he was wounded, Blighty frequently meant “hospital.” When Nurse Comes In The phraseology and repertoire of the army man must not be taken too seriously, as nine-tenths of the time it is simply a safety valve for ebullient spirits or dread monotony, and with little or no real harm back of it. Charlie Chaplin in Blighty The famous “movie” comedian of the cinema. *Embarkation Home* M P Military Police; soldiers acting in that capacity. *THE END* End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Trench Ballads and Other Verses, by Erwin Clarkson Garrett