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PAGE 6C PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. MAY 27. 2004
Proven True in the Thrust of History
Memorial Day 2004
Submitted by Gene E. Teague
Pickens Chapter #47 Disabled
American Veterans
Those who have felt the heat of
battle know this about warfare:
There is nothing glorious about war,
nothing noble. Combat is cruel and
brutal.
War tears the human body apart
and destroys the mind.
War is hell. That’s what General
William Tecumseh Sherman said
back in 1880. At certain times in our
history, we had to fight. But war is
hell.
As we mark Memorial Day, we
remember that warfare has claimed
the lives of more than a million and
a quarter young Americans in uni
form. As we think about that figure,
our minds stagger. And we see the
point General Sherman was making
as he refused to glorify war.
But that is not what we want to
talk about today. Instead we want
to honor those who stood up to the
terrible trials of war — and met the
challenge in the defense of liberty.
In particular today, we pay our
tribute to the heroism of those who
died in our nation’s wars, advanc
ing the great cause of freedom.
Certainly we hold these men and
women in our hearts as we observe
Memorial Day 2004. This is the
year during which we dedicate the
WW II Memorial on the National
Mall of Washington, D.C.
During the second World War,
we certainly saw the brutal face of
warfare. The US faced two ene
mies:
In Europe, we confronted a
hated political doctrine that had
taken over a nation — and much of
a continent. Worse yet, the Nazis
were trying to exterminate a whole
race of human beings. Their victo
ry would have spelled the end of
Western Civilization.
In the Pacific, we faced a power
that sent the flower of its youth in
junk airplanes to commit suicide by
crashing into our ships — all for the
worship of an emperor and love of
empire.
And who can ever forget the
horror of the Bataan Death March?
Truly, in times of war, humans
can sink to inhumane depths. Yet,
under extreme conditions of armed
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conflict, we often see the human
heart soar to heights of incredible
nobility.
This was surely the case in a
story that comes to mind as we
mark the dedication of the WW II
Memorial. It’s a story from the
front, during the late days of the
fighting in Europe.
The odds were hopeless as a pla
toon of Americans tried to capture
a bridge in Holland. The Germans
had the numbers and the guns. But
a small group from the American
101st Airborne Division didn’t
know that — not until the Germans
had cut them off and surrounded.
Then one scout — Private First
Class Joe Mann — risked it all. Joe
crept forward ... aimed a rocket
launcher at a large artillery piece ...
and took the big gun out. But that
wasn’t enough for Joe. He kept
going, killing enemy soldiers one-
by-one with his rifle until he took
four bullets himself.
His buddies pulled him back and
patched up his wounds. The next
day would be tough. Joe’s injuries
were severe. He would not be able
to fight. So he took guard all night
in order to give his buddies a
chance to rest.
As morning drew near, the
enemy attacked. A grenade landed
near Joe. As he warned the other
men, he threw his own body over
the grenade ... and it exploded.
Joe Mann — He died saving the
lives of his friends. He was a great
hero, proven true in the pitch of
combat. Joe Mann — He was one of
more than 400,000 Americans who
lost their lives.
History reached a turning point.
The whole world had come down
to a stark choice between civiliza
tion and barbarity. And, like so
many in WW II, Joe Mann took his
stand. This scout from the 101st
Airborne died. And Western
Civilization lives on. Truly, he
earned the Medal of Honor that was
awarded after his death.
Such is the heroism we honor on
Memorial Day this year as America
finally dedicates the WW II
Memorial in Washington.
There is dignity in the way the
National Mall in Washington
brings the story of our nation to life
— a deep profound dignity.
Eloquent memorials have
already been built on the Mall to
tell the stories of two other wars
fought during the 20th century —
the Vietnam and Korean wars.
These memorials make powerful
statements about our history.
But a greater chapter of
America’s history has been missing
on the Mall — one that makes a
nation’s statement about the largest
war the world has ever know.
Global in its impact and enor
mous in its scope — that was WW
II! It will forever hold its place in
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Holiday Closing — early deadline
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