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MEMORIAL PLAQUE The message that this plaque is to convey is a message of Faith, Courage, Honor, and Sacrifice. It is an age-old story, and one that will endure so long as we recognize and believe in moral right. To this story our gallant sons gave their full measure. The symbols in the plaque are significant. The eagle, centering the design at the top, is the emblem of our country, the champion of freedom under which these boys lived and for whom they sacrificed their lives. The eagle is firmly supported by the principles over which it stands guarduwith outstretched wings. Firmly clasped in its talons are the standards of four furled Hags. Each one of these symbolic of one of the Four Freedoms-the moral rights for which this war was fought, and for the perpetuation of which these boys died. Below the eagle and the flags, and linked with them, is a laurel wreath. This has always been the symbol of honor and distinction, and is here justly awarded to our boys who gave their last full measure of devotion for their country and for the ideals of freedom for which it stands. ln low relief and forming a background to the main design is a replica of our school. This is so placed that its open portal is encircled by the laurel wreath. Here, within our spacious halls, these boys received their training. Here they learned to love their country and their fellowmen. Leav- ing through the open portal, they entered the service of their country. They carried their lessons with them and through their heroic deeds and sacrifice brought honor upon themselves and to all of us. Below the design proper is the memorial caption, IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO CAVE THEIR LIVES IN WORLD WAR ll. lmmediately below this, and just above the names, there are two sprigs of acacia. These are emblematic of eternal life, here symbolizing the hope that the principles for which these boys lived and died will live on forever. As a border to the entire plaque there is a band of laurel leaves held together by intertwining ribbons. This binds the parts together into one unified whole, which is to symbolize the thought that training, moral right, courage, service, and sacrifice bound together will carry the Four Freedoms ever onward, and that these sons of Roosevelt whose names are cast on this bronze plaque, will be ever remembered and honored for their services and sacrifices in the cause of Freedom. A From the top center of the border, overshadowing all else, a solitary star shines down. This bears mute testimony to the fact that these gallant Sons of Roosevelt made the supreme sacrifice for their country and for the ideals of the Four Freedoms. And now as we dedicate this memorial plaque to the memory of our gallant sons, let us also dedicate our hearts to the Four Freedoms, to which all men are justly entitled, and for which our boys gave their lives. So dedicated, their sacrifices shall not have been in vain. W. GAMMETER Ten
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