v;ar to mtch the skill your slaters ,nd co'.isins aro accoripolishing in "ucus ;)ork".
Novj, novj don't jcr.loiis or thirJ; re rubbinii .t in. It isn't ohat at all,
ViC 0.11 iino'.v ^jc'rc c-.t \r:.r, luid ijincc it ij one j.i,".lc populc.,tiou viho laust tote the
guii, somoono h.’.s to see tiij/c- 70U. ,..;t ^--our .ijuns, .i:U.iCnine.c^ pl.jius .-nd everything
else it t-.kvs to xiaht -xth. So tl;at ..s part c. n lielp in.
ThouGLJ.ids of T.’oaen ‘.re Tvorkj.n> ;.n rjiii:iunitj.'..'r-, and poTJdcr factories lo:.ding
shells. Evei*y little itea ;iust be clieclced :-.nd re-check^d bo guard against
sabot'.,:.e before it is sent c'ut. A-hej:w.x- n just as sir.ple to the gals a.s rdxing
b:.b;/’s formla.
V/oaen tod ,y .-.re helpin', and pla-dU;;; a gre:.ter p^rt in ^verk than ^ver
in the hictory of the vvorld. VJoneu oi -.11 naticns^, and /uaericaiis especially
arc f'.oed v’ith the gre-.test need for their liclp they've .,ver cone up against.
Tlr.t is -.hy every one is t kin.> "the bu.:.l by the iiorns," analysing tlie situation
,".nd striving to do all iii h^.r po7ii,r to brin„, back la.otin^,, pe.-.cc,
I’a not ^xpectin: to s-.o i-ifiiy i;ouen v.-e.irin:; Th^ Congressioail xiedal of
Honcr -..'he-* this v/ar has a.d its last curtaiii call, but I believe O.'.d Glory_v.lll
be just .a little brighter of color ;iid \s it '.j '.ves in the breeze, I thinlc it ’.'ill
have a fei.iinii:e tviict. There arc thoua.uicj of i.iothv,re a’ho un.'.ole to do actual
v/orh in defense plants ’.re at hoae sev/ing, knittii\.. Mid doinj, Hvd Cr^ss v.'ork for
tur boys-r-ciid they're buying v^a.r bonds and stai.ps, .'uad the gre.?.tcst of ^dl—
they've pi’aying for y'.'U. T:'ieir thoughts ..re vjith you vjherc ever you arc. Y.ur
battle is their battle-—your suffering, tlieir suffer.t.ng, A far.ious S .,,*tesjiian
once vjrote: "T'^e bravest bs.ttle that was ever fought, need I '..ell you uherc
or avhen? Y'-u':,! finci it not on the j.iaps of the vjoi'ld,— It v/as fought by ohe
lietli^rs of Men,"
Good luck boys, aiid keep reaciabering ue are iilvjays thirJcing of you. Bye
until next tirae,
letter frou G. 17. Clay Jr., ncival aviation cadet; stationed at Clarks
ville, Terinosscc, has just written his parents that he has raadc his solo flight,
G. W. has only been in s^rvicc for a few weeks and lie was vei^.^ thrilled over
his solo. He s.aid he did 0. K. and wasn't nervous .it a.ll.
Good boy, G. V/. aaid here’s to r.nn^'-, a"jny solo flights.
PROi.^TIOfiS
Jerry Caldwell who is stiitioned at Fort Crook, lleb, has benii pronoted fron
private to private first class,
Avery Slocui^btother of Mrs. Sb'Jinon Blanton, who is st.aticned at Fort Douglas,
Utah h.as been pronoted from private to private fir^t class,
Cong-ratul.’.tions Boys, Keep up the good work,.
As the old colored brother would say, "Ke who sitteth on a tack shall soon
rise up again.