Grants Pass High School - Toka Yearbook (Grants Pass, OR)

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In Memory of Captain John Hampshire With reverence and respect we set aside this page in memory of Captain Hampshire. He is but one man from many who have given their lives that we might once more live in peace . . . But in him is the spirit typical of all who have gone, and he shall forever be a symbol, guiding us in our struggle for righteousness and freedom. ('A IT AIN JOHN HAMPSHIRE, who wan killed In action in China May 2. 1943. was graduated with the das of 1936 from Crantn P»a» hifch nchool. In a letter to Captain Hampshire's father, John F. Hampshire, Colonel B. K. Hollaway said: Through his loss we have become more determined to bring this conflict to a swift conclusion . . . By his skill and dauntless courage. as a flight leader he was an inspiration to all, and was loved and respected by officers and enlisted personnel alike . . . When the annals of history are unfolded and you read of the accomplishments of this Group you may rightfully and proudly feel that your son played a major part in our final victory. [ 5 ]

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Dedicated To The boys in The Service To the boys from Grants Pass high school who are now serving or who are soon to serve in the armed forces we dedicate this 1944 TOKA. In our hearts are these words: You have seen, or you are soon to see, men die. Will you return to view once more the hills and valleys that you love . . . to see the river flowing toward the sea in eagerness, as a youth in batde? Will you behold again the things that are your way of life—the things that you are fighting for? Or will you fall, becoming a part of history, leaving behind nothing but glory and tears and emptiness? You are so young . . . it is difficult to see you as a man standing with a gun on one side and death on the other. Our consolation is that God is with you, too. Yes, these are the words entrenched within our hearts . . . Words that are not uttered lest they be thought unbrave by some poor fool who doesn't know that courage comes from some place deep within the human soul. [ 4 ]

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The Times That Try Men’s Souls The men were cold at Valley Forge. Yet, their hearts were warm for they knew they were right and they knew they would win. They remembered a young member of the Virginia Legislature who once said: Give me liberty, or give me death.” A tall, slim man stood at Gettysburg, and with the calm power of an eagle he tied a nation together with a few simple words: Government of the people, by the people, and for the people, shall not perish from the earth. And there were men at Wake Island, outnumbered many times, sweating . . . bleeding . . . dying . . . Their voices rose to a tremendous, resonant turbulence: Send us more Japs! they cried, for they knew they were right, and they remembered what the Virginia Legislator and the man at Gettysburg and all the rest had said.