atives of various groups---the Germans, English, 
French, Slavs, etc; Local Spanish organizations sent 
their representatives to bid us farewell. A young Span-
ish girl moved the whole audience to tears when, thank-
ing the fighters, she appealed for continued aid to 
Spain in their own countries. "Remember," she said, 
"that women and children are hungry, are being killed 
by the fascist bombardments. Remember the soldiers 
beside whom you have fought, they are still in the 
trenches. Tell the whole world of our determination 
to fight to the last drop of blood...

The Commissar of the International Brigade was 
the final speaker. "You have come here from all parts 
of the world," he said, "You have overcome the barrier 
of language, political differences, and race, and have 
become united by one thing: love of freedom. When 
you go back, tell the truth and nothing but the truth 
of all you have seen, learned, and heard in Spain. Be-
come unofficial ambassadors of the Spanish people in 
your own countries, in your own cities. Carry the 
lessons of unity to the peace loving people of the whole 
world. You are totally unfit for front service, but fully 
useful to the cause of peace and progress in your own 
homelands."

Monday, July 25th, our day of departure had come. 
The one hundred and fifty who were leaving, had to 
be up at 4.00 o'clock in the morning. It was still dark. 
The remaining men were up to bid farewell. Ambu-
lances took the boys to the railroad station some dis-
tance away. Thirty-two boys were waiting for the 
last two ambulances. They heard the noise of the 
motors as the ambulances swung around the corner, 
but they were not fooled. The noise came from planes 
approaching overhead, to kill and cripple the already 
crippled. That noon, after we had gone, we learned 
that another bombardment of the hospital had taken 
place, but fortunately they did no damage.

After an hour's wait at Port Bou, the border sta-
tion, the train started again. A tunnel from the 
station connects Spain with France. In half a minute

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