Old Soldiers Never Die; They Just Fade

However Horrible The Incidents Of War May Be, The Soldier Who Is Called Upon To Offer And To Give His Life For His Country Is The Noblest Development Of Mankind.

I Have Returned. By The Grace Of Almighty God, Our Forces Stand Again On Philippine Soil.

I Know War As Few Other Men Now Living Know It, And Nothing To Me Is More Revolting. I Have Long Advocated Its Complete Abolition, As Its Very Destructiveness On Both Friend And Foe Has Rendered It Useless As A Means Of Settling International Disputes... But Once War Is Forced Upon Us, There Is No Other Alternative Than To Apply Every Available Means To Bring It To A Swift End.

The Issues Which Today Confront The Nation Are Clearly Defined And So Fundamental As To Directly Involve The Very Survival Of The Republic. Are We Going To Preserve The Religious Base To Our Origin, Our Growth And Our Progress, Or Yield To The Devious Assaults Of Atheistic Or Other Anti-religious Forces? Are We Going To Maintain Our Present Course Toward State Socialism With Communism Just Beyond Or Reverse The Present Trend And Regain Our Hold Upon Our Heritage Of Liberty And Freedom?

It Was Close; But That's The Way It Is In War. You Win Or Lose, Live Or Die - And The Difference Is Just An Eyelash.