A song for invasion day
Journal Dacorah. Iowa f ' I______ A Song For Invasion Day y Elda Schwarz Wright '(At noon^>n Invasion Day. Mrs. Elda Schwarz Wright, teacher in the D.-coran IukIi -wIhioI. hrought this original patriotic poem to the Journal and it is with pleasure that It is here presented) )ad's ferrying bombers for Sammy ¦torn recruits for the WAC's rom pilots a B-17 bomber rohn shoulders an army pack iue'a an army nurse in Ireland Vnd Jane has joined the WAVES— Vc'rc all doing our bit as we see it ¦"or we'd rather be free men than slaves! Jnclo Sam is our favorite uncle A>hat he asks us to do, that we'll do ¦Vnd wherever ho sends "a we're willing, Yes, more than willing to go. It may be to China or India, Or, perhaps, to Guadalcanal, We'll fight to the last for Old Glory To the Axis we never will bow! So dig down deep into your jeans, sir. Buy Ponds 'til it hurts; then, buy more. For it's wiser to invest your money To keep Hitler away from your door. Don't complain about gasoline rationing If the meat on your platter's scarce too, But thank God and those gallant Yankees For their spirit will carry us through! Let us not forget those valiant defenders On Wake Island and Corregidor They lay down their lives for their country Way off on a foreign shore! For the heroic men of Great Britlan Russia, and all our Allies We shall pray, "God bless you and help you Keep O'd Glory flying 'gfUnat the blue skies!" CHORUS Oh, the whole family's now in the service. In the service of dear Uncle Sam. Each doing his bit as he sees it. Each doing the best that he ca We're all boosting hard for victory And if need be, we're willing to die To preserve our glorious country And keep Old Glory flying 'gainst the blue skies! CAP Sponsoring Air-WACaravan Show in City Under the auspices of the Dc-corah squadron of the Civil Air Patrol, the Army Air Forces' famous stage show, the Atr-WACar-avan. will appear in Dfcorah the latter part of this month-It has a cast of .30 enlisted men and women, all of whom were professional entertainers from stage, screen, and radio before they went into uniform. There is no admission charge for the performance which is In behalf of the enlistment of WACs. Further information regarding this show, which brings the largest and most important group of entertainers to Decorah in many years, will be made next week. dish who represented the local parish and Mrs. Emily Thomas who represented the women of the church.