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Show Memorial Day Parade They march with stately tread, these heroes" of the half-forgotten wars. The younger ones, with cans atilt, achieve a certain Jauntiness, but just beneath the surface of the eyes of each of them lie gruesome, hideous pictures, graven there In Belleau Wood, at St. Mlhlel, or somewhere else In France. The portly business men, with graying hair and growing paunches, can these ; be those same slender youth's who ' fared forth In 'OS, to fight with Aguin-nldo? Aguin-nldo? And last, the ancients, lame, halt and blind, who fought to save the Union, half a century and more ago. The load of vears has taken heavy toll, hut still the fire of victory dares forth in age-dimmed eyes. Salutnmus! Soldiers Sol-diers salutamus! Chicago Tribune. |