South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-30
ARE THEY REMEMBERED?

nation, happy, prosperous Fea'ei0'' axes
from the calendar Of life and devotes II TO the
nemory OF its heroic dead
A far. wreath a trisuse O flowers IS laid upon
,bs little mound which furnishes coverld for those
who have gone 10 the last long sleep
The sound OF martial music with It's 6ug.e cali
ana ITS fife and drum sends as best u may. mes
cage Of memory and a word Of remembrance
vy5-s-bsired women viii 7vend their slow and tot
srnr way 10 the little slab that tells the story. Oh
the man who fought that this should be uni'eo
country and a country Of real freedom
1-,at tarnished and age-colored tablet viii bring
~ their minds once more the sense Of personal oss
Of personal grief Of personal pride that their love
vas a part OF the sacrifice made by brave men on
the altar OF a countrys devotion.
The last remnant Of that great army. Old men now
70 whom the-heat OF conflict has lost Us rover 10
arouse hatred will journey 20 the resting places Oh
those who were their comrades in arms nearly %
vears aro-so glorious years that have made all the
sacrifice Of youth and the hard service Of war worth
while
The thoughts OF these today will he the thoughts
Of youth and the mind will back TO those gor-
GUS DAYS when the vgor OF early manhood was theirs
and the courage Of heart and the brave purpose OF
patriotism inspired and directed their lives
They win be joined in their pilgrimage by those
who viii weep again they remember the days
when the manhood OF the country again hearo the
challenge of tyranny and autocracy and took up
arms to drive forever from this continent the last
final menace to the ideals Of liberty
The men and women who Will make special
tourney to those who served with Roosevelt ana
Wood I'm the sparish-American war win remember
DAVIS when their hearts were fued with anxiety as
brothes or a husband answered TO that eau and
once more defended with his life the integrity OF the
stars and stripes
This year there are other graves In the silent
cities. the graves OF those who crossed the sea 70
heat back the forces of hate and greed which
reached out 10 control a world and engaged IN the
mad endeavor 10 once more enslave mankind 10 the
theory Of divine right of kings.
Here the tears of those whose hearts still ache will
-nnrle with the hallowed thoughts Of those who
only YESTERDAY. were their comrades in arms upon
a foreign shore
There viii be flowers. and tears and memories
bu win that final wreath laid above the clay the
wreath of renewed fidelity TO the things Tor which
they fought2
VIII those who watch from beyond the stars look
down and fin their infinite knowledge know that the
sacrifice was worth il all?
VIII the comrades of these aged veterans who
march again today recall. up there. that in their
final hours they felt that in dying. the day would
come when no longer men would hate and XIII ana
drench the soil with blood?
VIII those who eagerly responded 70 the call OF
country when the need came in the closing years OF
the last century believe, now, they believed then
that they were bringing eternal peace TO war-worn
World
VIII these other youths. only children yesterday
sim feel the that stirred their souls as they
marched in Belleau Woods with the thought that
they were fighting "a war 10 end wars?
These who passed. who gave their years their
youth their lives will march again in spirit today
VIII each flower that records the remembrance Of
comrade or Of friend carry with III a pledge that
soon the world must turn to other means than that
a. heroic sacrifice 20 gain It's peace and happiness
The pledge OF Gettyeburg. of san Juan Hill Of
Chateau Thierry lives in each flower. each wreath
each rutterng Nas.
Memory gratitude devotion are more than
words.
Real memory includes a rededcation to the cause
for which these heroes died
Genuine gratitude must have its inspiration a
now zeal for the Victories they
True devotion musJ be based upon untiring effort
to make the thiuss for which they foush. and died
as eternal as their glory.