The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-12-04
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Weekend Holiday

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MARK DOWN THE DATES, Sat-
urday and Sunday, December and
3. They will signify, forever more,
two days when the heartbeat Of
Wyandotte became imbedded in the
breasts Of fifty Americans; fifty
whose days Of facing the enemy are
gone; fifty who have left an arm.
leg or worse on the bloodstained
battlefields of the universe.
Now, and forever more, Wyan-
dotte can point with pride at the
spirit Of brotherly love which was
marked deep in the hearts and
minds of fifty wounded warriors.
The words of one as he left the
home Of this columnist Sunday aft
srnoon mark well the spoken feel
tngs Of them all.
Throughout our lives We shall
remember and cherish these two
days. You Wyandotte people have
shown us that there is brotherly
love in America; that our physical
handicaps are surmountable; that
the parts of our bodies left scat
tered over the earth and waters
were not left in vain. We know now
We aren't forgotten men"
Wyandotte can well be proud of
the organization which undertook
70 give these men a two-day holi-
day full of unforgettable pleasures.
The Wyandotte Junior Chamber of
Commerce has scored its greatest
triumph. They are worthy of the
utmost praise for their kindling I'M
forgettable memories in the hearts
Of their American brothers.
What they have done can we'll be
repeated here again and again. 1t
Is the kind of thoughtfulneSs that
must go on and on so fallen SOL
diers will have the moral and Spir-
itual strength to rise above their
hurts; strength TO face a future
not Of darkness but of light and
hope. We can well set our stand
ards for more of the same by what
has been done these past two days.
Fifty men will never forget us. We
must not forget those many more
who. Ike them, are looking to us
for a burning candle.
To be with these men and hear
them Jest over their own physical
handicapS leaves an indelible men,
DRY. How they sat alongside the
arena at an ice show and jokingly
smashed one another's wooden legs
with their canes. Sure, We'll be
ice skating again. Playing hockey,
too"
How they sat at dinner and
laughed over newspaper headlines,
BIO Strike In Detroit War Plants"
They said their buddies would take
care of that little thing when this
war Is over.
How they sat in Detroit night
clubs and hummed the tunes as the
dancers fitted gracefully in a man.
ner they could never hope for
again.
no bitterness, no remorse. But a
patriotism that keeps them cheer
full and confident. Confident that
their sacrifice will not be forgotten
by the free peoples of the earth.
Their faith buoys their courage
even when it is strained by the
never ending headlines, Strike!
StrikeI Strike!" They have not for
gotten how to forgive But they will
also never forget. Right now the
big job of winning the war keeps
their eye on the ball.
Wyandotte was honored by the
two-day visit of these fifty men
from Percy Jones Hospital in Bat
tie Greek. We didn't want to see
them go and so much want them
to come back here again and again
and again.
This columniSt wants their
charming WAC Lieutenant Lois
Medlock, to ask them all to pay
another visit to our own home. They
said they enjoyed walking over the
grass and through the trees. They
said they liked our little Indians
swing; enjoyed Ginning themselves
ON the iron bar.
know I'm voicing the feeling of
the entire community in asking the
fellows TO come as often as they
like. The door is always open.
The welcome mat spread out by
The Junior Chamber of Commerce
ypoke well the thoughts of us all
As they boarded a bus to say
goodbye for awhile there were
hearty handshakes and slaps on the
pack with Mayor Louis Benin. 1t
wss that kind of a weekend. Wher-
ever they go they'll carry memories
Of a delicious thick steak dinner
extended by Mrs. Fred Dunn at The
Wabeek. And the way Mr.. Earl
OConnor dropped everything to
rush big Greyhound bus in to De-
trCit for the men was indicative
Of how Wyandotte felt about their
coming. We only hated to see them
go.
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