When the train pulled into the station the crowd hushed. No one knew these soldiers. They said they were from Kansas and then after a long awkward pause, people began passing their Christmas presents meant for their family and friends through the train windows (The North Platte Canteen). Rae Wilson was at the depot that day and she wrote in the local newspaper with a simple idea. She wanted to restart the World War One Canteen at the North Platte depot. She said “Let’s do something and do it in a hurry!” (The North Platte
When the train pulled into the station the crowd hushed. No one knew these soldiers. They said they were from Kansas and then after a long awkward pause, people began passing their Christmas presents meant for their family and friends through the train windows (The North Platte Canteen). Rae Wilson was at the depot that day and she wrote in the local newspaper with a simple idea. She wanted to restart the World War One Canteen at the North Platte depot. She said “Let’s do something and do it in a hurry!” (The North Platte