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than assure them that their death was not in vain, that the burden they passed
on to us will not be shirked.

America will live, the free principles upon which this great nation was
founded will survive, because the spirit that sent our forefathers to Valley
Forge, to Gettysburg, to. the Poppy Fields of France, still burns brightly in the
hearts of every American. We will respond to our Leader's call. We will take
up the challenge that has been thrust upon us. We will assume every burden,
every responsibility that American defense entails, and we shall not be de-
terred until once again the beacon of American Democracy shines undimmed
and unthreatened before all the world.