Show DALE REX nex TYPIFIED TRUE BLUE MANHOOD the obits on that great young man dale rex probably will no not contain some of the things he said to hs his friends ehst time he was home before going away to give his life for his country im glad I 1 had a chance to do my mooting on the basketball court lie told the writer at the sports deck one day 1 I believe every athlete would rather win a varsity letter than all the medals the generals can pin on them how all our boys who went away to war felt about the nasty business they had to do but dale rex bex was destined todie in heroic action in the service of his country when it became our war it became his war for he typified the intelligent healthy young american boys who were ready and willing to give everything they had as soon as the war got personal dale want this war bux bui once it came to us he gave his life toward the general aim of stopping the conflict conf liot and restoring a country where such things as basketball and football are considered important to a yong man dale was right that day at ait this sports desk if enough people in the world believed in the same thing date dale rex and a lot like him would still be with us today its a funny thing that when war comes the people scoff at the things the sports world holds most dear championships trophies goals records and rules yet these things stand for life liberty for health 01 mind and body intrinsically a foot fool ball letter will always be more im to an american boychan boyf boy than han the croix de guerre for one is of the realm of freedom and peace and the other cither is of the realm of destruction and death i 1 destruction and death were not dale reas realm A great carer career 7 him for he be was a splendid student as well as an outstanding athlete but when the chips were down he was in there laying his life on the line swimming a river to bring in wounded comrades hou hold ing a machine gun nest all alone against more than germans i and winning the distinguished ser ivice buce cross all to help stop a fight be start |