He was the poor son of a farmer in Iowa who joined the Marines at age 17.
     The successful young attorney who traded his briefcase for a machinegun.
     The youngest son of a poor, black family in Louisiana.
She was the dedicated young nurse who treated the wounded on the battlefield.
He was the bright young man who dreamed of flying...and did.
     The tenement hoodlum who was told, "Join the Army or go to jail!"
     The fair featured little guy who didn't like to fight, but became a Navy Corpsman.
He was the career soldier, an aging father who still answered when duty called.
     He was the Japanese boy who enlisted to prove his loyalty to America.
He was the brave young private who jumped on a grenade to save his friends.
     The brash young Marine who thought he could win the war by himself...
             and almost did!
He was the medevac pilot who would fly through hell to rescue one more wounded man.
     The doctor who dedicated his skills to service on the fields of battle.
He is every man and every woman who has loved his or her Nation enough to risk all, and even to sacrifice all, so others might live in Freedom.