West High School - Westerner Yearbook (Denver, CO)

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A TRIBUTE TO... WESTERNERS IN THE SERVICE 0F THEIR CCUNTRY so PROUDLY WE HAIL.. HE thousand-plus West boys and girls and six faculty members who are serving our country in the armed forces. Many have seen overseas service and many hold numerous decorations. Hundreds have battle ribbons and campaign stars. The Air Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Purple Heart, the Presidential Citation, and the Oak Leaf Clusters are only a few of the medals awarded to ex-Cowboys. But there are hundreds of other Westerners who never receive medals. These boys, whether overseas, or at home, keep the machinery of one of the world,s greatest armies functioning smoothly. While in the States they work hard drilling, practicing with firearms, and learning military science to prepare themselves for overseas duty. These Cowboy service men do not complain of the mud and rain of Italy, the cold in Iceland, the fog of England, the fever-laden jungles of the seven seas. An untold number of other boys have given their lives or are prisoners in a Nazi or Japanese concentration camp. These fighters seldom receive medals or any other recognition, but nevertheless, they are the true heroes. We do not know how many have been killed, or how many will be killed, but we do know that when the last shot is fired, hundreds of boys, boys who once walked the halls of West, will be lying upon foreign soil in graves bearing no identification other than an unknown American soldier. To honor these boys and girls who were once a part of West, we, the Class of '44, reserve this page in our annual. In this way, small as it is, we proudly hail those who are making our Democracy live on AS TIME GOES BY. 'k'k'k'k'k

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