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

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To you, former students of Thomas lefferson High School, who are now serving our country in the Armed Forces, we reverently dedicate this 1945 Monticello. Wherever you may be, whether cutting through steaming jungles of some far-flung Pacific isle or crushing through the Axis-infested ground of Europe, whether you are on foreign soil or in foreign air or on foreign waters, each one of you is defending Old Glory, far above and far beyond the call of duty. You are the boys who, so short a while ago, struggled as a team to bring shining victory to our school. Now Salerno, Aachen, Leyte, Tarawa, Normandy, lwo-lima- all these are victories for you men who have lettered on a greater fighting team for a greater coach, Uncle Sam. ln a happier day you upheld lefferson's glory. Now you are fighting for the greatest goal of all, you are upholding Americas greatness. Now the stakes are life and death, and we, the students of lefferson, are going all out to support you. Yes, Ieffer- son, too, is at war, and lefferson is with you in this war until the moment of final victory. Milk-21.1 Arg 11 'alll ' ' 5 ff ff Av 4 X . ,fy I 3 ff X l I Y N 1 a A Z K lhzrz tl1r'5 nyhmn I ez X! Q A 1? X 7 A ff t. . J' , .,yf' 3' ' ',,. f f , Vfyi 4 W He 4,1 gf X M i f A 1 as 1 ff Q1 Q W ff' K ff, 4 9, 1 l fa X f Q if N ff f in mu 5 rrrrvinnif mrs-4 'iuuut X111 V Wffx -t t f 'X XXX W!! f .yffyi X f f A , . ,, i PAGE 4 ir lnfinitely more than the blue and red and gold of Our Service Flag is the meaning of that silken banner to our students in letter- son. To us it is a symbol of all that means America. ln its shining beauty we see the sheer loveliness of courage and sacrifice, almost too beautiful for us to comprehend, Dauntless men and women, youthful but un- afraid in the face of grim dangerfyou, the blue star in our banner, will come home again to us. Our souls are bowedwith awe and happiness at your returning. To those others-your brothers that softly tread -the gold star of our silken banner, we must dedicate our lives to the beauty of your sacrifice, your immortal deeds will be a challenge to us forever.

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