Jefferson High School - Monticello Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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Imbued with admiration for the service which you are rendering, we of Thomas Jefferson High School dedicate our 1944 f to you of Brooke General Hospital. We are indeed grateful if our small oa hel a “ony way” to. Srward the noble cause which wre . f a rea you serve. Within. rou Sy wa iy feel at we ae in the spuggghee of the great, for 4 at: indeed menay, ae “Fou, Hei enye Yoke coul fy in ene ‘apie We Gonsider it eee rs an honor and a Privilege’ it ake Buds as eae Served. us ren well. Through ii iB. : aie: pe Pipa pie pieces all the things which we Americans hold so de Ne wo i cour ay you the tribute which you deserve. Only the ultimate result of your enenes offend wall, be fit recompense for the self-sacrifice which you have made and are hag You “who. hye served in the torrid jungles of South your unselfish ess 4 hut scat ou eee A ie Pacific islands, you who have served tn ‘the tiiopeatt eae of war, you who have served ae x nobly within the bounds of our own Goran the, ‘because of your devotion there will A Be come atter victory a world free from oppiagien, ch, fucaid in which the four freedoms will Seat ts predominate. We want you to know thd ine wiiriot forget what you have done — that we will always remember the boys who ee herrea hour of danger prayed for the folks back home. All over the world American nay gra iohta, but, however remote their stations, they remain close to our hearts. Wherever oar br are, America is. On the shores of tiny Pacific islands, on the sandy beaches of Salento, in the bleak cold of the Aleutians, these men of ours, fighting to preserve our Aenea way of life, reflect the character of America. The work which you of Brooke General Hospital are doing is a shining example of this American Spirit in action. Your deeds will never be forgotten; you will always be spoken of with reverence by thousands of American men, and we, their loved ones, will pay homage to your name. Page 4

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Army Service Forces Eighth Service Command BROOKE GENERAL HOSPITAL FORT SAM HOUSTON, TEXAS T. Guy Rogers, Principal Thomas Jefferson High School San Antonio, Texas. Dear Mr. Rogers: I wish to express my sincere thanks on behalf of the Staff of this hospital for the dedication of the Monticello Year Book to Brooke General Hospital. This high honor bestowed upon us is indeed deeply appreciated. At this time I should also like to express my thanks for the many service and inspection trips made here by the Jefferson students. The earnestness and enthusiasm of these young people in trying to do their “bit” for those men who have already given so much to the cause of freedom should certainly not go unnoticed. The unusualness of such an undertaking is most commend- able and I am certain there may be permanent good results from the work these students have done in their efforts to lend to the existing high morale of our patients. I trust that the friendship existing between the Thomas Jefferson High School and Brooke General Hospital will grow stronger with the years. Sincerely yours, GEORGE C. BEACH Brigadier General, U. S. Army COMMANDING. Page 6