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Show Venerated and Exalted. Never before was there a Memorial day when so few veterans of the great war needed the proofs given of the underlying loyalty, gratitude and devotion de-votion of their countrymen. But never was there a Memorial day when so many Americans who never were soldiers sol-diers had need of paying this tribute to the men who risked everything and often lost all that the nation might live In safety, power and glory and go on to wider service to the world, leading the march of mankind. So the balance holds true. The ranks of the heroes are thinned by time, but the millions who reap where they sowed and rejoice in the fruits of their devotion and valor are a mightier host than ever. And in another sense there is an unfailing adjustment of changing conditions. There are fewer survivors of the he-Toic he-Toic and terrible four years' struggle for the Union, but they are venerated and exalted as they never were when their ranks were full and their numbers num-bers made them a great power in the Affairs of the nation. |