A Soldier Plods And Groans,

By Profession I Am A Soldier And Take Pride In That Fact. But I Am Prouder - Infinitely Prouder - To Be A Father. A Soldier Destroys In Order To Build; The Father Only Builds, Never Destroys. The One Has The Potentiality Of Death; The Other Embodies Creation And Life. And While The Hordes Of Death Are Mighty, The Battalions Of Life Are Mightier Still. It Is My Hope That My Son, When I Am Gone, Will Remember Me Not From The Battle Field But In The Home Repeating With Him Our Simple Daily Prayer, Our Father Who Art In Heaven.

Believe Me, Sir, Never A Night Goes By, Be I Ever So Tired, But I Read The Word Of God Before I Go To Bed.

The Outfit Soon Took On Color, Dash And A Unique Flavor Which Is The Essence Of That Elusive And Deathless Thing Called Soldiering.

Beware Not The Enemy From 'without' But The Enemy From 'within'.

My Staff Was Unanimous In Believing That Japan Was On The Point Of Collapse And Surrender.