Friday, January 26, 2007

The Soldier, Above All Other Men...

J. Forrest Cain circa 1919 France WWI
"The soldier, above all other men,
is required to practice the greatest act
of religious training -- sacrifice.
In battle and in the face of danger and death,
he discloses those devine attributes which his
Maker gave when He created man in His own image.
No physical courage and no brute instinct
can take the place of the devine help
which alone can sustain him."

General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964)
In his famous "Duty, Honor, Country"
speech at West Point, 1962

photo
J. Forrest Cain
Sam's Great Grandfather
U.S. Army WW I

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