The Citadel - Sphinx Yearbook (Charleston, SC)

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TRIBUTE With uncovered heads we think gratefully and tenderly of those who have given the last full measure of devotion, counting not their own lives dear to themselves, that they might strike a blow for freedom and against tyranny. Out of the broken bodies, the torn battlefields, and the golden stars which glow in the blue of our banner, comes forth the spirit of those fallen Citadel Men, giving poise and courage to the right, ever urging us onward — and there sounds a trumpet that shall never know retreat.

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East half of the quadrangle about 1900. December 7, 1941, was the date on which America was drawn into the conflict which now holds the world in agony, and The Citadel ' s part in this war is to be her greatest contribution to America ' s demo- cratic way of life. There were Citadel men at Pearl Harbor when the enemy struck so violently and un- suspectingly. There were sons of The Citadel on Bataan and Corregidor. They fought and some of them died though the task was hopeless, and only then did the survivors submit in body as prisoners of war. They are now present in Africa, India, China, Australia, Persia, Iceland; in short, wherever the American flag is flying as a symbol of freedom and liberty, there are Citadel Men there to guard it. Only in the years of peace that will follow this supreme effort of the United Nations can all of the deeds of Citadel Men be recounted. In all parts of the world, in every climate, they have fought as they were taught. that right is might and that a free people with the love of God and mankind firmly embedded in their hearts could never be crushed or moved from the pedestal on which they stand as living symbols of truth and freedom. The stirring part that The Citadel is playing in the war is the climax to a century of progress. Down Through The Years from 1842 to 1942, one can see a tiny spark that has grown into a tremendous flame whose light is ever shedding its brilliance throughout the world. And in the shadows of the light one can see the parade of the men who have worn the grey and the men who have guided the institution through its many glorious years. A liv- ing, growing symbol of America ' s true spirit. The Citadel stands in name and edifice as an institution dedicated to freedom and democracy. 15]

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in IDEmORY OF Lieutenant Hill Reid Nettles. C.E.. M.S. Department of Cictl Engineering June 17, 1904 August 31. 1942