When was it published?

July 4, 1944 in The Wilmington Morning Star

Editorial July 4, 1944

The Wilmington Morning Star

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Founding Fathers, Home Town Boys

Q: What keywords are associated?

War Bonds, Patriotism, Independence Day, Support Troops, E Bond, Quota, Founding Fathers

Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina

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What is this article about?

Patriotic wartime editorial symbolizing blue stars on the flag as fallen or fighting soldiers, urging Americans to buy more 'E' war bonds on the 168th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence to support the troops and exceed the quota.

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Each blue star in the flag is a symbol of a home town boy -some mother's son, some wife's husband, some baby's father, somebody's brother - all of them our very own - who at this moment may be charging through a hail of enemy bullets to live, to bleed, to die, as God may decree, in a supreme effort to wipe forever from the face of this earth those who would destroy our way of life. Wherever those sons, fathers, husbands, brothers of ours may now be fighting, everyone knows their redoubled efforts can be no better than the support they get from back home - support that gives them the ammunition with which to carry on their heroic assaults to complete victory . . . Though each of us may have responded already to the home front call to Back the Attack by Buying More War Bonds, we have not yet done enough. On this, the 168th anniversary of our Declaration of Independence, - while men from our own home town fight and bleed and die to preserve forever the Spirit of Freedom our Founding Fathers gave to us around the world ... Let Each Of Us, Today, Buy Still Another War Bond
BUY
ANOTHER
"E" BOND
LET'S PUT THE
QUOTA OVER
THIS WEEK

What sub-type of article is it?

War Or Peace Economic Policy

What keywords are associated?

War Bonds Patriotism Independence Day Support Troops E Bond Quota Founding Fathers

What entities or persons were involved?

Founding Fathers Home Town Boys

Editorial Details

Primary Topic

Urging Purchase Of War Bonds To Support Troops

Stance / Tone

Patriotic Exhortation

Key Figures

Founding Fathers Home Town Boys

Key Arguments

Blue Stars Symbolize Loved Ones Fighting Overseas Home Front Support Provides Ammunition For Victory Previous Bond Purchases Insufficient; More Needed On 168th Independence Anniversary, Buy Another Bond To Preserve Freedom