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Show Would Have Arm: slice Day National Holiday "Armistice day should take equal rank with the Fourth of July and Decoration day as patriotic national holidays," said Walter Greenlee of Columbia, S. C, in an interview printed in the Cleveland Plain Dealer. "The armistice marked one of the greatest epochs In American history, representing the capitulation of one of the most powerful fighting machines ma-chines on the face of the earth because be-cause of the activities of the American Ameri-can soldiers. "With nearly 2,000,000 soldiers who went overseas and another 1,000,000 ready to go, it behooves the people to turn out and honor these boys by observing ob-serving the day of victory, due to their efforts. We cannot pay too much respect to the boys who sacrificed sacri-ficed everything to follow the flag and fight for humanity and the preservation preserva-tion of civilization. "Armistice day should be a day of rejoicing and thanksgiving, fnd the people should decorate their homes in patriotic colors. The boys who were wearing khaki have not forgotten the extravagant phrases of welcome that greeted them on their return. They will judge by the interest in their celebration cel-ebration whether the words of praise and welcome were sincere." |