The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-27
Second Church Pays Honor to War Heroes Major James Allan in Stirring Tribute To Nine Practitioners Who Paid
 Supreme Sacrifice

A service Of remembrance for the sons of the parish who gave their lives in the late war was held yes- terday morning at the Second Con- gregational Church. attended by a large and representative congregas tion. PariShioners who paid the supreme sacrifice in the last war were William Valentine, Jr., Ken- meth Coe Bristol, Stephen Hart Butler, Frank J. Staron, Oscor E. Benway, John D. Coe, Donald D. Vaill, George V. Adam and Thomas Henry Sutliffe.
 Chaplain (Major) James B. AL Ian, a native of this city, delivered the principal address entitled, All These Died in Faith"
 He said in part:
 In every age, in every gen. eration there arise moments of great crisis which call forth men and women to make great deci- sions. Oftertimes the dire conse- quences of the immediate situation have been averted through emer- gency measures taken to relieve the tension. But when a moment of crisis arises which endangers the total welfare of mankind, which imperils the future course of civili- zation, actual warfare may be the only means of self-preservation. Such was the situation in 1941. Our brave comrades saw the war clouds InoNaiVNn tho haTiUnV1 oTOI the storm broke they saw their duty to mankind. To say they went will ingly would be to miSrepreSent the feelings and sentiments of all men who fought in the struggle. They went because they were called by their government to defend the ideals and principles of democracy which were being wiped out by rapacious hordes of men led by sadistic, fanatical barbarians. At the outset of the conflict, a purely selfish interest in the protection of our own homelands may have led our men to don the uniform, but as the destruction spread as prairie fire in the face of a strong wind, other more altruistic and lofty in- tereSts came to the fore in the minds of these men. During the first year of conflict President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill met to formulate the the Four Freedoms embodied there in: Freedom from Fear; Freedom from Want; Freedom of Speech and Expression; and Freedom of Worship everywhere in the world. Around such high ideals, symbol ized by the banner of the United States, brave men answered the call of their country, eleven million strong.
 Blood, Sweat aed Tears
 The way ahead is never easy ard in the cause of righteousness, re- verses and defeats often beclcud the ultimate vision of the Holy City. Tn those opening days Of the war the words of Winston Churchill de-. scribe the conditions under which our brave men 1akcred: Blcod, sweat and tears. But despite these hardships men of vision marched on. To be sure. there were small groups at home who felt that policy of compromise and media ton with the enemy was a wiser policy for our country to follow; but thank God for those men in leadership who were brave enough 10 pursue the course of high resolve in the face of growing opposition. These far-sighted leaders realized that there can be no compromise with evil; the forces of hatred and intolerance must be wiped out.
 The men we honor today stand in line with a rall-call of names of men and women who have given