The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-11-10
LEST WE FORGET

| The American nation, the first and freest ma
ton in the world, has been chosen to lead the
other nations of the world to liberty. The lead.
| ers of this country have evidenced no desire
| to take to themselves more than their share of
glory. The spirit and the valor of France are
known to every nation, and have set a high
example for others to follow The courage and
lstaunchness of the Britons are acknowledged
with high pride by their American cousins. The
splendid service that Italy has rendered will go
down in history, did the deeds of Garibaldi
| But however willing and eager we may be to
give credit where it is due, to acknowledge the
debt we owe to France and Italy and Britain and
the British colonies, it still remains true that
America saved the day,-that the American
troops and American money and American ships
and munitions and food made possible democratic
victory.
When we speak of the vast American army
we think of them as millions of men sweeping
up the heights to victory, under the folds of the
Stars and Stripes.
But let us pause and think of them not as
la composite army, but indiv;duals,-Let us
remember that this great army is made up of
units, that but for the fact that these units are
welded into one this war would never have been
won.
1t is fact that the world has been saved by
cooperation of forestry the unification of the
many, consecrated to one common cause. AS
long as the conducted under various
leaders, Germany had the upper hand It was
not until the fighting forces were unified under
a common head, that victory became assured.
And that is the most remarkable thing about
this Wharf.-The perfect unity, the absolute CO.
operation, since the realization was brought home
to the leaders and the men that they must serve
together if they would win together
Now that peace has come we must not forget
this great lesson of the war. We must continue
to serve together, we must continue to work
towards end,-the characterization of the
world.
And when we talked loudly of democracy, when
we yauntingly call attention to the wonderful
feats of the American army, let us not forget
that this army is made up of Individuals Let
US not forget that the boys that won this war
are not mere fighting machines, but that they
are our boys-sent from American iresides
to lead the world to victory.
Let us not forget that most of them are very
young, and all of them are very human Let
us remember that dark hours have come to
them, that they have been wounded, faced death,
pain unspeakable.
Let us remember them, individually. Let us
give them our support, Individually. Let us
think of them just as we think of our own. Let
us not forget one brave deed, one dark hour, one
lonely moment. Let us make them feel those
over there and the men over here, that as they
remembered us in the dark hour of agony so
today remembering them and that
Notwithstanding in all the world is too good
for them,-nothing we can do is enough to show
them how we honor them, how we love them,
and most of all how truly we realize that by
fighting over there they have made it safe for
us to live over here.