The guardian., 1941-07-05

and owns real estate in Chicago and
Detroit, securities, stocks and bonds
aggregating $S00,000.
honor to the boys in Kakhi. The frst
entertainment for the summer was
given at the st. John A.M.E. Church
by DR.. John Sterling Bryan, the very
efficient pastor and his very fine wife
and members of this historic shrine of
African Methodism. A convoy of sol.
dlers from Fort Benning were royally
entertained in the vestibule Of the
church. The elite, the aristocrats, school
teachers, doctors and lawyers of which
their name is legion, as well as the
middle class danes and lordly gentle
men OF the city were present to honor
the cream of our youth who are now
training daily to prepare for the worst
and 1t need be, to fight and die for the
preservation of the Red, White and
Blue. Your humble servant and scribe
was selected to respond to the welcom-
ing remarks of the pastor and to hearth
ly thank the church for such fine hos
pltality. This was followed by remarks
from the very popular and sensational
Chaplain Theodore Roosevelt Frierson,
namesake of the hero of the 24th In
fanty at San Juan Hill in 1898.
The soldiers at Camp Benning are
given great deal of freedom of travel
on week-ends to spend their time in the
nearby city of Columbus and at their
homes. The morale is very high and
complaints are very few due to the
friendly advice and admonition of our
very efficient Regimental Chaplain.
Louis j. Beasley and Assistant Regi-
mental Chaplain, Theodore R. Frierson.
This is born out by the fact that there
are fewer A.W.OL's, and far less dis
satisfaction in our camp than is true
of many Of the surrounding camps in
this Corps Area.
For the past three weeks most of the
soldiers of the oath Infantry have been
out on manouvres in the field getting
ready to war on the ruthless dictators
If need be. In very short time they
will go on their way to the Sugar Cane
State OF Louisiana to engage in the
same type of manouvering. No stone
is left unturned to develop our boys
into hard and seasoned soldiers. These
men have characterized and dominated
its present members in 1941, for they
are always cheerful men with happy
hearts, fearless brave and true, loyal
sons Of liberty and the old red, white
and blue. Side by side they are willing
to march on to victory, singing as they
step with pep--the mighty Twenty
Fourth Infantry. The spirit of a good
soldier is the spirit of cooperation.
This spirit permeates the entire 24th
Infantry. A soldier may be well equip
ped and well trained, but without the
spirit Of cooperation his services may
go for naught. Soldiers, if they are to
march on to victory, must cooperate
with soldiers, and command with com
mand. One great writer has said: "It
Is not the guns not the ornaments, not
nor the Army as a whole but the ever
lasting teamwork of every blooming
SOUP. The soldiers Of the 24th Infan-
try are really dominated by this very
fine and noble spirit. The chaplain,
who comes in daily and direct contact
with the soldier in the field, in the hos
pital, in his barracks, and on the drill
ing field, are in position to know that
these things are true.
These are days of crisis, and grave
expectancy. Our motto should be:
"Duty, Honor, Country, which must
find a place, not only upon the walls
in our homes, but within the hearts of
every living soul. There is no place in
our Army for prejudice, race separa-
ton and pulling apart. But our right
eous loyalties should characterize all
people who live under the banner of
the Red, White and Blue, inspire us
with hope, draw us all closer together
regardless of race, creed or color. make
us stronger and more determined to
build an even greater Land Of the Free
and Home of the Brave; a nation that
shall lead other nations Of the world in
the powerful struggle for truth and
justice, peace and happiness, and the
most abundant life of the spirit. If this
IS to be accomplished we must erase
race and color lines in our Army. There
must be no North, No South, No East
No West. The spirit of duty must be
substituted for the spirit Of prejudice
and injustice. Such is the spirit which
dominated the soldiers Of the 24th In
fantry; such is the spirit that domin-
ates practically every solder at Camp
Benning whether white or colored. Such
spirit must dominate and motivate
every American Soldier, yea, every
American citizen in all camps and
throughout the length and breadth of
our nation. This will be donel This
must be DONE"
THIRD BATTALION'S
GLORIOUS RECORD
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