The Fort Snelling Bulletin

ARMY DAY 1942

In observing the twenty-fifth anniversary of the United States entrance in World War I on Army Day, April 6, We should pause and consider the victory achieved by our forbearers of 1917-1918.

We should be grateful that our guidance is now in the hands of men who were tempered in combat on the battlefields of France.

Army Day is, in a sense, a tribute to American men and arms. It is the anniversary of the beginning of a stern test, one which called for the ultimate in courage, bravery, sacrifices and the will to win. Our soldiers had it THEN and they have it Now.

In commenting on Army Day, 1942, Lieutenant General Lesley J. McNair, Commanding General of the Army Ground Forces, said. "This year Army Day has 2 greater significance than ever before We are engaged in a great war and many people do not realize yet the immense problem confronting our Nation."

Under the leadership of Colonel Harry J. Keeley, Post Commander, Fort Snelling is girded and preparing for tests to come. There is, however, a limit to the amount of beneficial training a man can receive unless he himself will not be satisfied until he becomes fully proficient.

The task facing each of us is to put forth our every effort to be the best possible soldier, in every sense of the word. For the adage is as true as it is old, that in the end the BEST SOLDIER wins.

In observing Army Day this year let us resolve to be satisfied with nothing less than the Best in the efforts We put forth to achieve the final victory that will be ours.