The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1950-09-21

5000 miles away; right Befod
township" Mr. Rogers complete story is follows
directly behind municipal bus She was
of about As Neither her attire her features would
her a
attention else has been able to do in the past so
She angry Neither unbridled
apparently behind the
age expressing possibly widespread deuded opinion
Her first remark brought me to instant attention.
She said to her companion 81 why my daily
life must be upset by going 5000 miles Why
should without something want and things that
the government support that nothing do
with and in which have direct INTEREST,"" The gaed
her companion she finished her remark.
Her companion quietly remarked The not 5000 miles
You remember Eddie" continued "we your
and boy and he is still boy He's only
but he Korean hospital wounded action his
is frantic"
He knew what he doing"
Yes" her companion HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT
THAN THE REST OF US WHERE RESPONSIBILITY RESTED
He did not have money His folks did not have any
but both Eddie and his mother have already given
and and everybody this country than the richest
on the could possibly giv they
signed away their entire bank accounts"
The bus ground to stop AS left the beligerent
had been squeched She answer glanced
I realized that she still adamant
The beigernt of referring to high taxes
y unable justify slight sacrifice to her
realized l hit the sidewalk that over
sacrifice?
beigerent woman had forgotten two things First that
brings the human equation to than any
other activity in civilization War becomes intensely
defending human rights the liberties and lives families
their neighbors families and all organized society of the country
War becomes intensely because fought
mainly by children of enough
vote They the boys have pants
weeks few months delivering cutting lawns
playing baseball in the they
asset that this any other country has.
They youngsters who have not attained the expert
knowledge places leadership in the gen.
eral scheme of life but who do have the youth the resency
Sacrificed sacrifice? How much should we sacrifice
much should without that they they need
PORTRAIT EteI'ns OF we nave gwen 'ne
We will better understand to
remember youngsters both of whom uniforms and
World same experience with these two young
sers that other parents who supplied 100000
of the cream of American youth in the last war
was no different from any other parents From the day
sidered anything could them sacrifice.
They drew our undivided attention every second of the
them fears
Pneumonia struk both of them the the
with water the lungs He lowered between life
and death for weeks and his frantic would have brought
from of the GLOBE mortgaged
everything possessed have helped to sustain
lie f0r 'ha' y0uhes'er' No s.cp,v,cp
1t would not have been sacrifice burden. 1t would
a we could still have hm with u.s. Every momen om ha
glorious day when the doctor pronounced both of them
danger until they put their uniforms in Uncle Sans service
did everything could do for them certainly
Then suddenly woke and realized that there
OO0oO other parents just like catching their breath
their neartS stopping telegram
delivered the telephone ratified fearing
They out there somewhere offering everything
Sacrifice? We would have willing give
backs, if it would have given them better better
chance to defend not only their @ but all of the millions
comprising free civilization.
The tables years we had given them
everything and they offering
might continue enjoy liberty finally peaceful society
DUTY FOR ALL
There is such thing civilian sacrifice
There is obligation There the necessity recognizing
nothing the living
the right to be free regardless of the
be considered burden for moment
In the only making genuine
with in his hand and the that
Confronting powerful nation ideoogy carrying
policy of world domination? revolutionary
80 let the entire world know that
mains FOUL to iqudate all opposed in
country?
Today worth their salt
To maintain the society that have established
little sacrifice SUCH No matter what have no
matter what able to gve pitance
with this younger of knee pants
his ours, whose only to
armed well fed and backed with
unified strength and undivided loyalty that organized society
capable of giving
Korean is not 5000 miles away Il right Euclid
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