Meet the very good boy who brought smokes to soldiers in the trenches of WWI

Mutt knew the uniform of the day and wore it with pride, as the photos clearly show his jaunty cravat proudly displaying the YMCA logo. And while it’s mission first, he takes time to get some well-earned trench scritches while the doughboys pass out a carton of cigarettes, no doubt providing a morale boost.
If it seems odd that the Young Men’s Christian Association was running smokes to the troops in 1918, it’s fair to say that just a few years prior, the YMCA would have thought the same. In fact, at the start of World War I, cigarettes were considered immoral, and trashy, if not necessarily unhealthy. Pipe smoking was the preferred method of nicotine hit for the refined set. However, the multi-step process of preparing a pipe required time and equipment that were not ideal during combat.

Cigars, Cigarettes, Tiperillos.

This was such a good idea Brother Dale. I guess we all know the calming effect cigarettes
have, especially after a major adrenaline rush. Worked for me at the time, although I no longer need them