Show It Is My Sad Duty To Inform You Seldom now does the morning or evening paper miss carrying an announcement announcement announcement an an- of the loss in action of Utah boys Sooner or later in al almost almost almost al- al most every community a message will come from Washington bringing bring bring- int in ing tragedy to some home and grim rawness maness to all residents It will wiH be the first of many to come and it will open with the fateful words It Is my sad duty to in inform inform inform in- in form you Perhaps we knew the lad Or perhaps perhaps per per- haps aps he lived on the other side of town It makes no difference This first casualty will shock us into realizing the horrible penalty of war and what lies ahead for or thousands thou thou- sands sanc of other lads like him We Ve will be stirred with admiration admiration admiration admira admira- tion for his heroism and gratitude for his sacrifice We will have compassion compassion compassion com com- passion for his family But admiration admiration admiration admira admira- tion and compassion will not repay that boy for the price he paid in I blood Our obligation Is Infinitely greater than that We must justify and avenge his death eaU with a pitiless Victory With mone money and yet more money we must give his buddies out there what they need for the kill ammunition ammunition am am- and equipment That Is Ish h wh why the cruel sacrifice of war must ever be brought home to us must be visualized and glorified So likewise our tributes ceremonial ceremonial ial or monumental public or private ate commemorate ate commemorate the valor of the dead and inspire us to give and fight for them Victory News |