It still rings true today!
Why I Fight
By Norman Moskovitch
It is not for me, the common soldier, to discuss the
basic or immediate causes of this present conflict.
That is past history. But, as an American who has
volunteered to take arms against the forces of evil, I
find it necessary to attempt to understand the
fundamental principles involved in this present
conflict.
We cannot merely shrug the matter off by saying Japan
attacked us and that is why we fight. It is not
enough. Eventually, it was a choice between two
principles; either submit ourselves to the will of
these foreign powers, or resist and finally destroy
them. If we submitted?
Well, look what happened to France. France was once a
mighty and great nation, but now has been reduced to a
state of semi-slavery. (Consider the context of World
War II. VM).
But we resist! Because from the souls of the millions
of men who have died in the past; those pioneers,
farmers, workers, industrialists, statesmen,
politicians, inventors, scientists, philosophers,
dreamers, martyrs, crackpots, and so on, there has
been a rising, in us, a heritage. This heritage which
has made our land what it is. Our land, which has
been open to all men who bring peace and good will,
has given, to all, the opportunity to prosper and
dream and worship as the individual sees fit. A land
that hasn’t been polluted by class distinction, which
has given anyone, no matter how obscure or humble his
beginning, a chance of rising to fame and fortune and
even become the leader of the nation. A land which
has given a man the chance of fulfilling his innermost
dreams of happiness and contentment, is a land well
worth fighting and sacrificing, or, if necessary,
dying for.
Our ancestors made it what it was and we make it what
it is. Whether, in the eyes of God, it be right or
wrong, we have it and we’re stuck with it. In our
minds, we believe it is right. It is ours.
Therefore, we shall protect and maintain it, defend
and preserve it. We will not fail!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
North Africa....Operation Torch- '43
Why I Fight
By Norman Moskovitch
It is not for me, the common soldier, to discuss the
basic or immediate causes of this present conflict.
That is past history. But, as an American who has
volunteered to take arms against the forces of evil, I
find it necessary to attempt to understand the
fundamental principles involved in this present
conflict.
We cannot merely shrug the matter off by saying Japan
attacked us and that is why we fight. It is not
enough. Eventually, it was a choice between two
principles; either submit ourselves to the will of
these foreign powers, or resist and finally destroy
them. If we submitted?
Well, look what happened to France. France was once a
mighty and great nation, but now has been reduced to a
state of semi-slavery. (Consider the context of World
War II. VM).
But we resist! Because from the souls of the millions
of men who have died in the past; those pioneers,
farmers, workers, industrialists, statesmen,
politicians, inventors, scientists, philosophers,
dreamers, martyrs, crackpots, and so on, there has
been a rising, in us, a heritage. This heritage which
has made our land what it is. Our land, which has
been open to all men who bring peace and good will,
has given, to all, the opportunity to prosper and
dream and worship as the individual sees fit. A land
that hasn’t been polluted by class distinction, which
has given anyone, no matter how obscure or humble his
beginning, a chance of rising to fame and fortune and
even become the leader of the nation. A land which
has given a man the chance of fulfilling his innermost
dreams of happiness and contentment, is a land well
worth fighting and sacrificing, or, if necessary,
dying for.
Our ancestors made it what it was and we make it what
it is. Whether, in the eyes of God, it be right or
wrong, we have it and we’re stuck with it. In our
minds, we believe it is right. It is ours.
Therefore, we shall protect and maintain it, defend
and preserve it. We will not fail!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
North Africa....Operation Torch- '43