Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-05-30
Letters to The Star
Soldiers Sign Solemn Appeal to
Real Americans at Home


Real Americans at Home
To the Editor of The Star:
We are addressing this letter to you,
with the hope that you may publish It
with the view of giving your readers
our reactions regarding strikes, black
market operations, and other activities
which we consider unAmerican. Also
with the knowledge that your paper
reaches the majority of our representa-
tives in Congress as well as the leaders
of other organizations this letter Is
aimed at.
True that we represent a small part
of the armed forces, but we feel conf
dent that If vote were possible among
the members of the armed forces the
vast majority of soldiers, sailors and
marines would express themselves in a
similar way.
We are engaged in one of the bitterest
struggles our country has ever been in.
Thousands Of men have already died
and thousands more are yet to die
before victory is ours. Thousands of
our men are languishing in prison
camps, suffering untold hardships and
longing for home. Thousands have
suffered horrible wounds, loss of limbs,
eyesight and other wounds too horrible
to mention. Thousands more will follow
them. But with it all we have civilians
who refuse to consider their sacrifices
striking for more money or petty griev-
ances, blacket-market buyers and opera
tors. But we don't consider this type
real Americans. They are leeches who
use the war and the sacrifice of real
Americans to gain their selfish aims.
Wake up, real American people in all
walks of life, labor, capital, agriculture.
ETC., and cast these people from your
midst. Back up your fighting forces to
the limit, and put the label of cowardice
and selfishness on the ones who refuse
to do 80. Our sincere appreciation to
the men and women who are backing
US up and our utter contempt to the
ones who aren't.
We don't want or expect to be treated
as heroes, but on the other hand we in
the armed services know that of the
entire country we are the ones really
taking it on the chin.
When we return all we expect for our
sacrifices is the right to return to
normal country that is governed as 1t
always has been, and the right to work
and live as law-abiding Americans with
out being dictated to by any organize
tons or individuals. And If any indi-
vtduals or organizations have any diff
ferent ideas, they had better pause ana
take us into consideration.
Signed,
Con the Verge of Going overseas)
PVT Jack G. Day, Pvt. Saymon r.
Alvarez, Pvt. Pauline M. Aragon, Pvt.
George M. Jungwitch, IT'S Kenneth E.
Flynn, Jack r. Brayton, Pvt. Homer
Carroll Burnett. Pfc. Rollin S. Davis, IT.,
TVS Charles D. Keller, Pvt. William N.
Deming, Pvt. Robert James Acton, IT.,
Corpl. John D. Casey, Pvt. Edward ].
Locke, Pvt. L. r. Grons, Pvt A. N.
Prize. Pvt. Dean F. Graunke, Seret.
Charles H. Beach, Pvt. Arnold G. Drake,
To Luther c. Vann, jr., Corpl. James
w. Stewart, Pvt. Thomas A. Warren.
Pvt. Malcolm H. Fulks, Pfc. James r.
McCabe, Pvt. Adolph j. Kimple, Pfc.
Tony schogo, Pfc. Stanley F. Drayer,
Pfc. Cleo ]. Powell, Pfc. Leon M. oNeil.
Pfc. Percy A. Tassin, Pfc. Wallace ].
McGahan, Tvs James A. Majors, Pvt.
Andrew Van Heest, Pvt. George A.
Wander Bede, Pvt. Samuel N. Frank. ir..
Corpl. Edmond A. Powell, Pfc. Lester
H. Rector, Pfc. Cecil o. Doran.