In this queer, new army democracy,
But every commander must answer me,
British, or French, or Indo-Chinee,
Captain, or colonel, or king though he be.
There’s much that a soldier’s salute implies,
But it means the most when it means, “We’re Allies!”
Merritt Y. Hughes, Pvt., Inf.
TO BUDDY
It’s a tough fight for you, Buddy,
And it takes a heap of grit