Western Military Academy - Recall Yearbook (Alton, IL)

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PHYSICAL AWARENESS Through the rivalry shown on the football field, a boy de- velops his sense of competitive spirit which is the basis of Western Culture and our basic economic system. Equipped with these values he is prepared for the future.

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One sought the Holy Grail in legend, one gave his life in Vietnam and many struggled to raise the flag of freedom over Iwo Jima. Once again our eyes turn to the steaming jungles of Asia as Ameri- cans walk their narrow trails. The Sir Galahad window was original- ly dedicated by Col. R. L. Jackson in memory of his three nephews who sacri- ficed their lives in World War II. Now, the latest war in Vietnam has claimed the life of the only surviving son of one of them, Robert Jackson Ellison 23 year old graduate of Western Military Acade- my. Robert Ellison was a photographer in war-torn Asia whose colored pictures appeared on the cover and in an 8 page spread of the March 18, 1968 Newsweek magazine entitled The Agony of Khe Sanh.