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Show Another Unknown Soldier Sometime late in 1949, the nation's unknown soldier of World War II will be brought T. home to be buried in Arlington ' National Cemetery, with his identity known "but to God." Out of thousands of unidentified unidenti-fied bodies, including men who served in the Army, Navy, Marines, Mar-ines, Air Forces and Coast Guard, and including enlisted . men and officers, a single ex-service ex-service man's body will be select-. select-. ed in a way to prevent anyone from knowing in what branch of the armed forces he served or in what theater he died. . The ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in 1949 should remind the people of this country of the great debt they owe to men who gave their lives in defense of liberty, civilization - . and humanity. The occasion may emphasize to us, once and definitely,' defi-nitely,' the great sacrifice that the defense of one's country sometimes requires of brave men. While there are some Americans Ameri-cans ready to assert that the dead died in a useless and unnecessary un-necessary war, the people of the nation well believe in the loyalty loyal-ty and patriotism of those who fought for them. Regardless of the quibbling about the necessity for the sacrifice of thousands of Americans, the nation will only remember that in a time of perik brave men fought the enemy without asking the odds and without seeking profit for themselves. them-selves. 1 |