Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-07-18
AL Ex-SerUicenlen Iii State
Urged To Be AtlSfafe Fair
On.Wednesday Veterans Dau

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Il rec admission3t to the North Dakota
state fair on July 2o,Sswtli be granted
TO all United States war veterans, who
present SUFFICIENT proof Of such service,
according to Secretary e.. r. Mont
gomery. who had designated that date
as Veterans Day. asss&
Y. AZ number OF veterans nrgantzA-
tons are scheduled to; hold meetings
and membership drives on Veterans
Day Among these will be the Ameri-
can Legion, the Veterans Of Foreign
Wars and the Disabled American Vet
Whf1eSthere are several other 4veter-
ans'organizations these three represent
the only n In this section Of the
country whose aims;are 9f general in
The Veterans Of Foreign Wars Is the
oldest Of the three Organizations, hav-
Ing been formed at the close Of the
Spanish-Amerfcan War. It's member
ship. includes all mel who have Ser
foreign service with the armed forces
Of the United States5in any Of its cam
paigns. F.
The legion includes only those whe<
served In the World War, but unlike
the v. F. w, includes the large mum
who served In the camps and ofnces IN
this country during the war.
These organizations have pledged
their support to the disabled veterans
and have done splendid work in OBJ
tanning much needed government re.
lief for them, it is said. !& ss X
However, in order that the needs Oh
the disabled men might be known, thu
latter decided to form an organization
OF their own through which to ex.
press. themselves. It was for this rea,
son that the Disabled American Vet
Grams was formed. This action was
heartily endorsed by the heads OF each
OF the other organizations as we'll tas
by the chiefs Of each Of the govern.
ment departments calling with them
There has been so much talk since
the war Of veterans and veterans or.
CARNATIONS That perhaps a bit OF an
formation on the subject may help II
clearing up the matter for both civil.
tans and service men themselvea
The following explanation has beer
given for the formation Of the dis.
tinctively active service organizations;
No Distinction Made.
Immediately following the close Of
the war it was almost unanimously
agreed that in so far Is honor wal
concerned there should be no distinc.
ton made between the various classes
Of service men. It was felt that the
Hen OIL the Training camps SAOuld nC
more be asked to stand aside for the
active service man than the student IL
civil lie must give way to the active
man Of affairs.
While this Is as it should be there
is, however, between the active scr
vice man and the training camp mai
the same difference as between thu
civilian student and the civilian bus:
ness, professional or labortne man
namely, the difference OF experience
This is a point that no amount OF de-
sire can erase.
Assam illustration 4 comparison ma.
be drawn between. lawyer and 1
soldier. And the comparison Ii no
an unhappy one for the duty Of boil
Is to uphold the. law
THE acitvian student upon entering
laW school is eager I'd get through and
get into legal battle The rookie upol
Z entering thee military camp It's 2equall.
DESTROYS of. getting IL overswith ant
4 getting into the battle Of war! Ant
as eAch'creeps through the longScoure
OF, training the sdeeire1to put that train
ing into practice grows until+it be
comes the dominating factor In theil
lives. "A aS
When the graduate lawyer gets hi
nrH.case, andAthe trained soldier hear
his first commando go over the top
they are both pretty likely to blunde,
in some way. 4
. 1t takes many. battles and man,
! long hours spent in studying the en-
aSseny's tactics and themselves .befor,
sSthe young enthusiasts develop int
seasoned fighters.
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