第2部分(第4/7 頁)

ck；　blue�lipped； covered　with　sludge　and　mud；　chilled　by　the　wind　and　rain；　driving　home　to　their objective；　and　for　many；　to　the　judgment　seat　of God。

I　do　not　know　the　dignity　of　their　birth；　but　I　do　know　the　glory　of　their　d　eath。

They　died　unquestioning；　unplaining；　with　faith　in　their　hearts；　and　on　t　heir　lips　the　hope　that　we　would　go　on　to　victory。

Always；　for　them：　Duty；　Honor；　Country；　always　their　blood　and　sweat　and　tea　rs；　as　we　sought　the　way　and　the　light　and　the　truth。

And　20　years　after；　on　the　other　side　of　the　globe；　again　the　filth　of　murky foxholes；　the　stench　of　ghostly　trenches；　the　slime　of　dripping　dugouts；　those boiling　suns　of　relentless　heat；　those　torrential　rains　of　devastating　storms；　t　he　loneliness　and　utter　desolation　of　jungle　trails；　the　bitterness　of　long　sepa　ration　from　those　they　loved　and　cherished；　the　deadly　pestilence　of　tropical　di　sease；　the　horror　of　stricken　areas　of　war；　their　resolute　and　determined　defens　e；　their　swift　and　sure　attack；　their　indomitable　purpose；　their　plete　and　de　cisive　victory　—　always　victory。　Always　through　the　bloody　haze　of　their　last　r　everberating　shot；　the　vision　of　gaunt；　ghastly　men　reverently　following　your　pa　ssword　of：　Duty；　Honor；　Country。

The　code　which　those　words　perpetuate　embraces　the　highest　moral　laws　and　wi　ll　stand　the　test　of　any　ethics　or　philosophies　ever　promulgated　for　the　uplift of　mankind。　Its　requirements　are　for　the　things　that　are　right；　and　its　restrain　ts　are　from　the　things　that　are　wrong。

The　soldier；　above　all　other　men；　is　required　to　practice　the　greatest　act　o　f　religious　training：　sacrifice。 In　battle　and　in　the　face　of　danger　and　deat　h；　he　discloses　those　divine　attributes　which　his　Maker　gave　when　he　created