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E-mail inquiries for the State Historical Society of Iowa should be directed to history.research@iowa.gov or library.st@uiowa.ed Master image scanned with Ricoh Aficio MP C3000 as a JPEG at 600 ppi 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...
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