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Show v War Proved Strength of Nation f g Joshua's day and in Hannibal's day, X was the human element the element C which In the final test of physical en- 2 counter spelled victory or defeat So Jf In our celebration of victory, let ns 5 pay respect to those all Important at- 5 tributes which are tbe enduring qual- 5 Itles of our national strength loyalty, 5 patriotism, courage and unselfishness a the Indispensable characteristics In 5 our citizens whicb brought victory to our cause eleven years ago. MaJ. Gen. " Charles P. Summerall, Chief of Staff. As we look back to 1918 we find that time bas dulled the memory of many details. Our concern for ammunition, am-munition, for rations, for relief, or for support Is less vivid. We recall less clearly the hardships, the discomforts and tbe restrictions. What do stand out, however, are the patriotism, tbe valor, the fortitude and tbe spirit of self-sacrlfloe whl.'h characterized our citizens and our soldiers. When we entered the war, science and human Ingenuity were engaged In the age-old race of producing new weapons of offense and effective measures meas-ures to neutralize them. Our coun-i coun-i trymen. despite shortages In new I weapons and lack of experience In new methods, rose to the emergency through a fervor which counterbal aneed handicaps. The characteristic of Individual initiative again proved the strength of our nation. Today as we review our expert ences. we see thai though weapons and nieriiiwis had changed, the onp thing which remained as It was in |