Oklahoma State University - Redskin Yearbook (Stillwater, OK)

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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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xx. lnside the pages ot this book, you will find a tribute to those former students of Oklahoma Agri- cultural and Mechanical College who are serving in the armed forces ot their beloved country. We have to the best of our ability presented this campus at war during these historic days of 1942-43, and humbly ask pardon for any omissions that de- tract trom the tremendous individual sacrifice and ettort of our great nation at War. f5?t J 3 -, A Y- ,- ye-lit 2 .fy ' 2 t - V ft 'Q':g.'3 Y - ' Ko-,iff 'We 21 ' Fmizistsw 4 . p,5q,',i,: ,, ,-':tk.x.-1 I -'wiv ,: -. f',?e155m . , ,H .t ,.,, .,,, ,M A, a- fu 6,54 1 -mit? ' f Lwiftiip ,- -t,f,.gu.' gf! iff vi. fiffitki. -: 'ig tt: ilixfigi-t' ,ggi 'P' if EPP? AWS. , fs -1 vf .af ,M , - 1 'gif' is 5--ta ,- t, s Nqr-- Qf. riffiiist ' C viki- ' if 1-'Mig-'T fifi' f..:i? fR , ,ff fr, ,Ft .N1?i2f2'-?f5 i 1 ufffii -' -if'-af' II-jftf 31251 33 Esfqgit' t ti QLJZ. '. 1.753 fglgf t -A '- z A A ' Z 5 is

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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