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KINGS MclilNTAtN HERALD, KINGS,-MOUNTAIN, N. C.
Sons Of Cleveland County Wear
Uniloim Of Nation With Pride
Section JP
(Ed. Note) — Congressman
iBasil L. Whitener spoke at
Sunday’s second annual Me-*
morial Day service at Moun
tain Rest cemetery. Text of
his address follows:
“I am greatly honored to be
here this afternoon and to have
the privilege of taking part in
your Memorial Day ceremony.
“We gather this afternoon in
this historic community to pay
in our humble way our respect
and our deep sense ot gratitude
to those patriotic Airr.ericans whe
have taken their place on the
immortal rolls of the nation’^
military heroes. I know of no
more fitting place to honor our
military dead than in the shadow
of Kingis Mountain. The stirrin.
military victory which took place
here on October 7, 1780, broke
the chains of British tyranny ir
America and paved the way for
Amiertcan freedom and ultimate
leadership of the free world.
“The poet Longfellow said,
“Whene’er a noble deed is
wrought.
Whene’er is spoken a noble
thought,
Our hearts, in glad surprise,
■ To higher levels arise.”
’The node deed wrought here
at Kings Mountain lifted the
hearts of the American people
and kindled the spark that ignit
ed' the torch of eternal liberty
in our land. ’The sons of Cleve
land Cq^onty and of this area o'
North Carolina have alway?
worn the unifonm of their nation
with pride, valor, and distinction,
Sevier, Campbell, Shelby, Cleve
land and other patriots passed
to us a legacy' of freedom which
has been prb^rved with distinc
tion throughout the ages.
“On this day when we honor
the dead of all wars, I think wt
should pay special tribute to the
patriots of Kings Mountain and
:he founding fathers. If they
had failed in their noble endeav
or, the course of American libei
y would have been profoundly
altered.
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Emerson said,
“Not gpld, but ohly men can
make
A nation, '.;reat and irtrong;
Men who, lor truth and hon
or’s sake
Stand fast and suffer long.”
“The love of liberty, independ-
■nce and the respect for virtue
s as old as our Republic. Our
orefathers dared to wrestle with
yranny and Providence blessec
heir effurts. It took men of
jreat courage to declare at Phil-
idelphia on July 6, 1775, these
loble words:
“With hearts fortified with
hese animating reflections, wc
nost solemnly, before God and
the world, declare, that, exerting
he utmost energy of those pow
ers, which beneficent Creator
hath graciously bestowed upon
us, .he an.Ts we have beon .com
eelled by our enemies to assume
ve will, in defiance of every
hazard, with unabating firmnesf-
end perseverance, employ for
the preseiwation of our liberties:
being with one mind resolvfed tc
iie free men rather than to livf
daves.”
“American,s have never fought
for the sake of fighting. Amwi-
cans have never, however, shii'k-
'd the responsibility of fighting
whenever their liberties have
been threatened. The attainment
of American liberty and the vigi
lance that has been required
through the generations for the
orotection of our freedom has
icTanded sacrifices on the part
of every American. The protcc-
aon of our national integrity has
not been cheap.
“How well we all know the
story of the .suffciing and priva
tion endured by our forefathor.s
’o secure our independence from
Great Britain. From the bloody
foot prints left in the snow by
hungry patriots at Valley Forgte
to the agony being endured by
our boys in the steaming iungles
of Vietnam, there is an unbroken
oattern of heroic sacrifices on
’.he part of American .service
men to maintain our frteedom.
“We assemble here today to
honor the - dead who have worn
the uniform of thbir country and
who sleep in the boscen of the
^arth and in the waters of the
detep. In so doing, we highly re
solve to survive in a world that
is still searching for peace and
order.
“Yes. wars have beten costly.
In the American Revolution
from 1775 to 1793. 395.(X)0 Amer
icans participated and ov’cr 4,000
tost their lives. Over 536,000 of
our co'jntrv'men fought in the
War of 1812 with ”.000 deaths.
In the Mexican War of 1846.
over 130,000 Americans respond
ed to this colors and over 4,000 of
them failed to return to their
hearth sides.
“Memoiial Day originated in
1866 out of the desire of Ameri
cans immediately following the
most tragic of all of our wars to
honor their loved ones who had
fallen fbr the cause they believ
ed was right. For actual n«i.n>-
bers of men in uniform and the
great loss of life, no war in our
history equals the War Between
'the States. On the Union side a-
lone, 2,213,000 young Americans
were in uniform. Over 364,000 of
them failed to march home. On
the Southern side, in proportion
to population, the numbers lost
were even more staggering.
“In the often overlooked Indian
wars which secured the West for
our pioneers, over 106,(X)0 sol-
.iiers participated and hundreds
perished. 392,(KX) of our young
men answered the call of their
countiy in the Spanish American
War.
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“World War I brought 4,744,-
XK) of our finest young men and
women to the colors and before
the sad notes of the last bugle
f.adcd away on November 11,
1918, approximately 131,000 had
made the supreme sacrifice.
“World War H put 16i535,600
Americans in uniform. 4(j9,()90
of these fine young men failed to
survive. In the Korean conflict^
3,807,000 young men and wonren
were mobilized and acitoss the
Land today, 54,000 ha res,niorarh
the loss of a loved one. • • *
“We meet today at a tinrie
when our nation is engaged in
mother war. Although the strug-
;le is taking place 8.000 miles
!ix)m our shores, the prestige of
he United States and our na
tional security and safety are at
otake. The war in Vietnam is
yerj'- real to the 300,000 fine
voung men w'e have in Southeast
Asia. The struggle occupies the
minds and hearts of the loved
ones of our soldiers, sailors, air
men, and marines and, indeed,
every American.
“Since 1961 up to May 21, 1966,
over 3,466 young men have giv
en their lives in the struggle to
halt ca-nmunism in Southeast
Asia. Of thiese 3,466 dmths, 786
have been the result of other
Mian combat action. 19.000 young
men have bleen wounded and
their battle scars attest to their
valor and their devotion to the
cause of thbir country. 202 of our
fighting men are mi.ssing and
presumed lost. Another 36 are de
tained in communist prison
camps. . „ .
“The price that we are paying
in Southeast Asia is heavy. Thfe
United States faces today
mc.st serious threat to- its exist-
encte ever experienced in our his
tory. We aro confronti?d with an
enemy whoae brutal philosophy
of materialism is dedicated to
dominating the world. We livit
in an age of continuous threats
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ditiona: and ^ Christian virtues
which have made us respected
among nations of good will and
despi^ by those countries dedi
cated to tyranny.
“In spite of al our wealth and
all of our great educational and
scientific achievements, we would
stand in the face of communism
as a frail reed in the wind were
it not for the courage and devo
tion of the American soldier.
"Let us stand behind him and
give him our support. In many
nations of the world, the soldier
is the symbol of oppression and
revolution. In the United States,
the man in uniform is the sym
bol of frteedom.
“In paying our deep, humble
and prayerful respect to the sol
diers «^o have gone before,
there is no finer nor a more
beautiful way to express our
sentiment than in the words of
that great American who stand
ing on a hillside at Gettysburg
on November 19, 1863, said,
“It is rather for us to be here
dedicated to the great task re- i
maining before us — that from |
these honored dead wd take in
creased, devotion to that cause „
for which they gave the last full I the people, by the people, for the
measure of devotion — that we people shall not perish fro.n the
here highly resolve that thesd earth.”
dead shall not have died in vain
[ —that this nation under God
j shall have a new birth of free
dom — and that government of
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I have no doubt tiiat every
American Is fuUy conscious of
the gravity of the comnumi^
challenge to the free wortd^ Ou:
people have always jto^ fliro in
the face of adversity and';have
surniounted all obstacles In'their
path to victory. As we pay horn
age to those who have gone on
to a greater and a richer reward
it is well' for us to remepibei
that the (mly force in the work’
today that stands between Sdviet
and Chinese, da.ninatlon of ever\
human being is the ecorjoniic
and military power of the United
States of America and the cour
age of our men in uniltorm. ‘
“The aommunists are' not a
fraid of oUr allies. However im
portant the contribution they art
making to world peace. •Th‘r
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in a iull Scale war. . . ,
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thb dfivotioii bf thte American
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“As Daniel Webster said,
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W. K. MAUNEY, IR.
Democratic Nominee
North Corolina
House ol Representatives
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Deor Voter:
I wish to take this opportunity to thank each aniJ every voter in
the 43rd House District for the overwhelming support given my candi
dacy on Saturday, May 28.
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As a Democratic nominee for the House of Representatives, I
pledge a vigorous and vital campaign to win the November general
election. I will offer the best of my years of experience as a business
man and as a civic-minded citizen to serving the people of the 43rd
District in Raleigh.
Any action I take on proposed legislation will be governed by the
beliefs I have put before the voting public during my campaign
throughout the three counties.
Democratic Nominee
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