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Show SERVICE FLAG II THE WHS Of TDE EMPLOYERS Editor Standard: Some Service Here Is the place where I worked before be-fore they told me I had to go; I'd climbed along to a pretty fair job It made no difference though; They needed me or the Nation did and they didn't make no excuse I "Come on," they said, "and we'll show you where you'll be of the greatest great-est use." 'So they sired me up for a khaki suit and showed me the bunk I drew. And thv taught me to hnte the German Ger-man brute, which wasn't hard to do. And they hung a beautiful service Das up where I worked before; ' (I've just been told that there ain't no Job left open for me no more;) ' I wish that I could have seen it wa e It must have been mighty fine; There's many a boy who is in hl-his hl-his grave whose star was there with mine. ;They hung it high on the outer wall. a wonderTu! thing to see. And because I went when I got my call they sewed on a star for me. I took my chance a.s the others did. and It wasn't no holiday; I've eaWn dirt and I've slept in mud out where there was hell to pay And they hung up a service flag back there, a beautiful thing. I've heard. It was meant to show how loyal they were, how deeply their heart were stirred ; Their cheers were loud when I left the town, I acknowledge that I was thrilled. But the war is done and the flag Is down, and thev tell my job is filled. I'm sorry" their glorious service flag no longer will be displayed. What a lot of moaning it must have had for the heroes who had it made; They put a star on the thing for me now wasn't that nobl.- tooo? I At present there dosn't appear to be much left for a man to do; I've walked the town till my feet are sore, I'm lonely and sick and broke, And I guess mv star Is a FALLEN STAR AND THEIR BER VICE FLAG WAS A JUKE. ANON. This was printed in one of the leading lead-ing magazines not long ago and it is most applicable to the men returning from the service. Why not boost for employers to show a service flag for the re -employment of men who left their employ em-ploy for the service? rrv |