Oklahoma State University - Redskin Yearbook (Stillwater, OK)

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'f f 5 nv. . ' A , Since that eventful day, Decem- ber 7, l94l, at Pearl Harbor that prompted rnany of you to go far sooner than your call, America has come a long Way, yet it must be ever on our minds that there's still a long Way to go. That Way, however long and hard, will be resolutely met and taken in stride by the Aggie forces ot seamen and commanders, of privates and colonels, of pilots and bornbardiers, along side other good men representing the Allied nations of the World. This is for you, every Aggie in any branch of fighting. lt your job is peeling potatoes instead of loading the big guns-that's all right with us. You're doing your best Where you are, and that's all that really matters. Toward the end of this volume there is a section listing the names of former students in the Service

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tr ' - 1, V fit 1 ' ' A ' '-'-ff irttir To the Aggies-those gallant ones on Bataan, Wake lsland, Corregidor, Guadal- canal, Tunisia, or wherever they may be, and for those fellows who are still in train- ing camps-here's our belief in you. You are to us far more than a symbol of truth and honor. You stand for all we believe in, like our hello, brother, fellow Aggie spirit. You're fighting for that as you move up to the many battlefronts of the world. Often we speak of the honored dead , but none of that here. Those fellows who go down in battle and the guys who have cracked upufwe know are just in advanced training, flying bigger and better planes. And Aggie Marines really are guarding St. Peter's gates up yonder, the sailors took them across , and the land forces are holding the ground. There's not much to say because you know we're depending on you. Remem- ber that small prayer your Mother first taught you'?4 sleep tight, wake up bright . . . do what is right with all your might. ln the muddy jungles of the Solomons and New Guinea, in the dust and heat of North Africa, on the icy decks of rolling warships, and as you ride high in the sky, we know that your reward in blood, sweat, and tears lies in knowing, as you slam home your bolt, that you preserve for posterity a right and mighty heritage of freedom. With what you're giving every moment, it seems insignificant and little for us to do, but for you-the Aggies in the Service-we dedicate this l943 HEDSKIN.

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tit: ' ww now. Surely, hundreds are left out because of limited facilities, but we want you all to know that this book, the dedication and everything is all just as much for the fellows whose names do not appear here. F or every little bewildered frosh or dignified senior who ever lived at Aggieland we offer this acknowledgment. lt's a little hard to explain just what we feel to- ward you, but together now we will surely gain for those who come after us some of the things we lack ourselves today. Around the campus here, we've been together for lots of things- like loving Ed Gallagher and de- liberately dedicating the field- house to him, insisting on walk- outs when we won some games, and that steady drive for honest campus politics . Once again we join hands for something far more important than all those before us. Yes-the Aggies are allied for a new campaign. A fight to the end so that those things we have all put aside temporarily, may be dusted off and shined again. You are the true Knights of the present age. Aggies who remain on board shattered ships until the last boat, loaded to the water's edge with passengers and crew, has parted from the sidep and then go calmly down with her into the mysterious depths of the ocean. All men, who, set at the post of duty, stand there manfullyg to die, if need be, but not to desert their post, for you have sworn not to re- cede before the enemy, are heroes. Yes -Aggies in the armed forces, daily in the performance of duty, concentrate their efforts on winning World War ll and bring- ing again peace on earth and goodwill among men.