| Show NATIONS DEBT TO THE DEAD remembrance must B be held sacred if the country shall hold true to its ideals america emerged from the world war foremost in the prestige that comes from unequaled material resources and the valor of her sons no one friend or foe doubts the fiber of her nationality all this the men who fought her battles in france and nil all those who waited for the call to action well know their pride of citizenship Is nowhere excelled cut but humility should go with this satisfaction two years ago at new york commander galbralth galbraith of the american legion uttered words of admonition when he said we shall live as a nation only as we remember our dead the grand army of the republic with numbers reduced to a little group of heroic men who march behind the flag with feeble steps still las has the place of honor at me memorial day services A little while and the distinction will pass to the veterans of the spanish war and to those of the world war and upon the american legion will devolve the responsibility of carrying forward the standard of nationality by remembering the soldier dead on each recurring memorial day |
