Southwest High School - Roundup Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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-nn -,mu-,.,..-, very similar to those of' the Navy. They, too, have an air force which cooperates with the Army and the Navy patrols in coastal areas. In Coast Guard shipyards all sorts of skilled workers keep the ships in proper repair for sea duty. Coast Guard schools train men to be expert radio and telegraph operators. Many men are needed to keep this great fighting machine going. There is room in the Coast Guards for men who want to fight for freedom: men who want to hear the roar of a depth charge driving a submarine to the bottom of the oceang men who have Victory in their hearts! The Marine is a hybrid. He is both sailor and soldie1'. He performs as an infantryman in the Army and mans the secondary batteries of a battleship in the Navy. ln fact, the Marine must be ready to carry out any service he may be called upon to perform. Promotion depends almost entirely upon his ability to meet the requirements of the rank to which he aspires. The standard of the United States Marines has been carried to Cuba, Panama, Hawaii, the Philippines, China, Guam, and other far- away corners of the world. The Marine serves on the land, on the sea. and in the air. His fine traditions are as old as this nation itself. When- ever the horizon becomes clouded and trouble threatens, the Marine is one of the first to answer the call to colors. This is war-a war for every woman as well as every man. There is a job to be done. The men join the service to fight! To keep them fighting, important jobs at home, full-time, man-sized jobs, must be filled by women to release the men for active war duty. A few of the organi- zations formed for this purpose are: the Waacs, the Waves, the Spars, the Wams, and the Wires Q. and others are still in the making. There seems to be but little we can do individually. But there are a hundred and thirty million of us! Our combined effort is gigantic. All of us must work, and we must work together. Americans are on Guard! a....,. ..... ..... M. .v i., . Tiwnly - three