"Lest we forget!" God and country . eme Allied command decidedthat American troops were entirely able toact as an independent force. From every point of view the organizationof such a force was justified. Therefore theformation of THE AMERICAN ARMY,under sole command of General Pershing, wasdecided upon on August 9, 1918, in a confer-ence between Marshal Foch and GeneralPershing. The moment was propitious, the emergencythat had previously justified the dispersionof our divisions had passed. The intrepid dash and splendidvalor of our troops had definitely turned the tide of war tothe Allied sid
"Lest we forget!" God and country . eme Allied command decidedthat American troops were entirely able toact as an independent force. From every point of view the organizationof such a force was justified. Therefore theformation of THE AMERICAN ARMY,under sole command of General Pershing, wasdecided upon on August 9, 1918, in a confer-ence between Marshal Foch and GeneralPershing. The moment was propitious, the emergencythat had previously justified the dispersionof our divisions had passed. The intrepid dash and splendidvalor of our troops had definitely turned the tide of war tothe Allied side. Then came St. Mihiel; the Meuse-Argonne; the distinctlyAmerican offensive that encircled Metz; a rapid succession ofdecisive American victories that compelled the enemy to suefor peace on the Eleventh hour of the Eleventh day of theEleventh month of 1918. Meanwhile the only U-boats which the American Navy didnot get were those that did not dare to risk an encounter. Long live the United States of America! B YTHE DAWNS EARLY UGHT. SEPTEMBER 13^1814TTie Star Spangled Banner TOURING the bombardment of Fort Mc-^-^ Henry by the British in the War of 1812,Francis Scott Key, on September 13, 1814,composed**The Star Spangled Banner aboarda vessel rocked by the cannonade. Sing ittoday! **0h, say, can you see By the dawns early lightWhat so proudly we hailed At the twilights last gleaming?Whose broad stripes and bright starsThrough the perilous fight. Oer the ramparts we watchedWere so gallantly the rockets red glare,The bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the nightThat our flag was still there:Oh, say, does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave?Oer the land of the free And the home of the brave! Long live the United States of America! D EMOCRACY TRIUMPHANT
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