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TI: And this is the Walerga Assembly Center.

KG: Yeah.

TI: And when you got there, what were your first impressions?

KG: Well, we shared a room, actually, it was kind of really temporary. And we dumped our stuff against this one wall. And my brother walked around, he says, he's describing the outhouse, he says, "They dig a hole and put a house on top of it." That's my brother's sense of humor. But anyway, there wasn't a whole lot to do except what was... and I can remember getting canned food. Anyway, the food was so different and... well, we were fed, so that's all that matters.

TI: Now, what was Walerga before it was an assembly center?

KG: It was a CCC camp.

TI: And so it was, it had facilities, but not for so many people.

KG: No.

TI: And that's why they had to dig holes for...

KG: Well, I don't know if that's really the case, but that's what my brother...

TI: I see, okay. And so how did you spend your time at Walerga? What kind of things did you do?

KG: We were there I don't think more than about a month or so. And I don't remember doing anything special.

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