Soft-Boiled Sergeant
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"Soft-Boiled Sergeant" is a short story by J. D. Salinger. Written before he had actually seen combat during World War II, "Soft-Boiled Sergeant" chronicles a young soldier's entry into the military.
The title refers to the good-natured Staff Sergeant whom the young soldier meets.
Despite its military setting and condemnation of "phoniness," this is primarily a story about love written at a difficult stage Salinger's personal life. It was originally titled "Death of a Dogface."
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