Some 4,000 Jewish troops assigned to duty at nearby Fort Dix, New Jersey, have volunteered to take all guard and kitchen details during the Christmas week-end in order to free their Christian fellow soldiers during the holiday, it was reported here today. Fort Dix is one of the major bases in this part of the country.
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