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Show PROUD OF LEGION'S EMBLEM Afflicted Ex-Service Man Tells of Comradeship Com-radeship Displayed by Indiana World Warriors. The spirit of comradeship among for- Had His Own Twelve-Pounder. First Vksltor (on board ship) I tell you whut, wouldn't you like to hear those six-pounders roar? Second Visitor No; I get enough of It. Our new fcuby's a twelve-pounder. mer soldiers of the United States Is deepened, rather than diminished by time, according to evidences of friendly friend-ly aid and help for veterans temporarily temporar-ily In need. This Is particularly true among organizations composed of World war fighters, such as the American Ameri-can Legion. Many striking examples of this comradeship com-radeship come to the attention of national na-tional officers of the organization. A splendid example was noted In a recent letter to Legion officials concerning friendly acts of an Indiana post toward a sick comrade. Written by II. L. Rogers, a vrteran of Battery K, Fifth field artillery, the letter tells how he was taken sick as he passed through Lebanon, Ind., with his wife. After reaching a hotel there Rogers was told that he was threat ened with pneumonia, and his limited resources were a source of worry. "That afternoon," Rogers' letter says, "the adjutant of the local post or the American Legion came to the hotel and made me feel I wus among friends, promising that my comfort would be looked out for. The next morning I awoke to see a bouquet of carnations ! In my room. In the afternoon the post commander came to see me, and In him 1 met another fine fellow. "1 was skk for a week. Although food wasn't much It left me broke, and when the finance officer made me admit ad-mit It he brought a $10 bill for meals. When I was strong enough to walk a about I decided to go to Chicago. The ' American legion gave me car fare, the adjutant guaranteed my hotel bill and a memlr of the post took us to the I train In bis car. I "What do you think of a bunch of I fellows like that? Io you think thej I would be Just as regular sports If they j weren't I.eglon men? I confess I don't know, but I think these buddies have ! caught the one big bleu of the founders I of the American I.egion. . . . "In conclusion, let. me say that I have learned what the emblem of the ; Legion Hl.UiiN Mr, that I take increased ; pride In hdm: p'TPiit te, to wear It, '' ,in. that, in time goes on, I hope mj I gratitude never h-.-ms to the '.-rentest I friend of the ex-buddy.'" |