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Show In memoriam Monday at 11 a.m. in Kingsbury Hall to honor the late Cpn Dwiaht David Eisenhower. .. t President Emeritus A. Ray Oplin and. Executive Vice r President Neal A. Maxwell will eulogize the former ; Members of the University community may also view funeral and processional ceremonies on the Union lock ) RGu1nseatVFt Douglas will fire a 21 -gun salute at noon at cre-minute. intervals and a 50-gun salute at retreat for the f esideTmchard M. Nixon said of Gen. Eisenhower that "he was a man of great strength, wisdom and compassion. But it always seemed to me that two qualities ! stood out above all in both his public and his private lite. One was an unwavering sense of duty; the other was tnat whatever he did, he did because he believed it was r'9tt was this sense of duty that took him from an Army ' colonel to commander of the U.S. forces in Africa and then to commander of all Allied forces in Europe. And it was strong sense of duty and convictions, too, that helped him decide on the D-Day invasion. From wartime hero, Gen. Eisenhower became his c nation's leader winning the presidency in 1952 and 1956. c During his administration, anti-discrimination made an ( important step forward with the Supreme Court ruling against segregation in the public schools. Under President Eisenhower, the Korean conflict ended after 37 months of fighting, f Whether you agree with Gen. Eisenhowers politics or not, he has left an important influence on the American way of life and greatly shaped this nation's history. We hope the University community will take time to 1 pay tribute on this national day of mourning to the 34th ( President of the United States and leader of allied I European forced during World War II. |