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rIIw -r*- v.^ V, VN*-r:itVv■'', **»Ml *- ■lt;»*i V***«*■A*a/I*** v ►€%, ,-s 8*** .A -*w '- •LThe Dead Could SpeakWISH I could |oin you today.I wish I could fall down on my knees, os many of you aredoing and thank God that it's oyer in Germany• mmat leastthe worst of it.Yes, I'd like to throw my hat in the air, like the rest ofyou and drink a victory toast, and join you as you say thatthis is V E DayBut I can't, because I'm not there with youOh, don't stop what you're doing. I never was a killjoyand believe me, I'd join you if I could.You're entitled to o little time out after the first halfor the first quarter, os the case may be if it turns out tobe that.But don't let it last too long, will you?The other side , . . the other enemy, you knowisn'ttaking time out. The Japs have nothing to celebrate . . . unless You give them something.I'm afraid I won't be around for the rest of this war.You'll ho ve to win it without me . . . without qu.tc a fewthousand of us. We didn't mean to let you down, dying,the way wc did. We sort of hoped to be in on the finish .• •to laugh and pray and maybe cry a little on the big V Day,the real one.Well, you'll have to take our place, you, the livingThe guys in uniform are on the job already. Some ofthem will be joining us, before the V E Day is overYou'll be back on your job tomorrow, won't you, brightond early?I thought so, pal We'll be looking for you.TURNER HALL CLUBi ■•*!*• • lt;vlt;- - -r*-* 4 ‘ w * : % ■■vi ■ v •' * ■€ mJr 'it'%♦/\4 - \$ ' WW4*.V*tcr■ f: f +*1•, ’ *4VV v' ^ v^fe ?s'?vW Vkv *-5 ^5JI*4* 'Va. .IIIV
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Monroe Evening Times
Monroe, Wisconsin, US
Mon, May 07, 1945
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