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V-. ' SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1960
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Mtj earliest childhood heroes were of an
Ancient- Time;
Remote and fleshiest symMi', strange
m dress and tongue.
Thenf from ihe untracked sky came present
gory gallant as Knighthood!
Courage', raw and pioneer recidess.
a saviors of a nation then,those crazy
Mas l Knew
When Dayton was the only place latest
the birds.
Hot yet the Second War-uHh World
attention on Full Rich,
lb spawn the fame, the medals
: and hoorahs.
I watched them fly and sometimes
score small victories ;
Svrmovntind gravity and other drags
bredmbvreavsbu mere men,
for pay so low their wives stayed on
the Post,
Where last years dress was not so
; obvious.
One provident statesman helped sew
r i not yvi w w'
Py lovdly vowing that tpe U.S. should
bvu one tidhter aircraft.
-Which officers would then take turns
Somehow they heldon,those wild ones,
scorning security ,
Knowing hvmiaticn,kSlng good friends,
beating the percentages...
And when the World Mew upthethin line
fook the blow-and held!
The Prof regtovped,forged prairie bcysand
city elegants
Into a fighting force unmatched inTime.
They won '&- and that is History,
bot so is the shameful era,
When small men tried and failed
to trim the tagles wings
And dull his claws.
All of us share the heritage whether
In or out of uniform,
And when they add the score on what
we did, each ere,
To justify his toast to yesterday; the fact
of flight will be our common bond.
So much has happened since I sat upon
the levee near McCook
To watch a Hew Breed rise and break
the natural law. . .
learning to fly
.... ; .. .