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n　remains fixed；　determined，inviolable：　it　is　to　win　our　wars。

Everything　else　in　your　professional　career　is　but　corollary　to　this　vital　d　edication。　All　other　public　purposes；　all　other　public　projects；　all　other　publi　c　needs；　great　or　small；　will　find　others　for　their　acplishment。　But　you　are the　ones　who　are　trained　to　fight。　Yours　is　the　profession　of　arms； the　will　to win；　the　sure　knowledge　that　in　war　there　is　no　substitute　for　victory；　that　if you　lose；　the　nation　will　be　destroyed；　that　the　very　obsession　of　your　public service　must　be：　Duty；　Honor；　Country。

Others　will　debate　the　controversial　issues；　national　and　international；　whi　ch　divide　men's　minds；　but　serene；　calm；　aloof；　you　stand　as　the　Nation's　war�g　uardian；　as　its　lifeguard　from　the　raging　tides　of　international　conflict；　as　it　s　gladiator　in　the　arena　of　battle。　For　a　century　and　a　half　you　have　defended； guarded；　and　protected　its　hallowed　traditions　of　liberty　and　freedom；　of　right and　justice。

Let　civilian　voices　argue　the　merits　or　demerits　of　our　processes　of　governm　ent；　whether　our　strength　is　being　sapped　by　deficit　financing；　indulged　in　too long；　by　federal　paternalism　grown　too　mighty；　by　power　groups　grown　too　arrogan　t；　by　politics　grown　too　corrupt；　by　crime　grown　too　rampant；　by　morals　grown　to　o　low；　by　taxes　grown　too　high；　by　extremists　grown　too　violent；　whether　our　per　sonal　liberties　are　as　thorough　and　plete　as　they　should　be。　These　great　nati　onal　problems　are　not　for　your　professional　participation　or　military　solution。 Your　guidepost　stands　out　like　a　ten�fold　beacon　in　the　night：　Duty；　Honor；　Cou　ntry。

You　are　the　leaven　which　binds　together　the　entire　fabric　of　our　national　sy　stem　of　defense。　From　your　ranks　e　the　great　captains