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A TRIBUTE TO THEIR BRAVERY
(By H. F . ShortlA, Hlstoriogrl!pher)
For the past four years every effort has been made to chronicle the deeds
of daring and
heroism of our brave countrymen vbc 80 nobly distinguished 'thee.,
selves, both in t he Army and Navy, and t.bu s have
reflected undying honor and
glory upon Nevfoundland. All thi s 1s perfectly correct J and ve cannot do 't oo
much to hand down to posterity t he heroism of our eount.rynen in both branches
of the ser-eaee , vhfch ha s v on i mmortal fame in the history of the 'Worldls War ,
It may be that very many acts of heroism \/ill be pa ssed over, either through
neglect, or through ignorance of the fact that the Nevfcund.Iand Re giment , which
has cover-ed itself \lith glory, l EI wholly c omposed of Nevtoondlknders) the
de scendants of those hardy and adventurous pdonee r-s vho CS QC here froo England ,
Ireland an d Scotland many years ago, and vbo figured so con spicuou sly in many a
hard-fought battle in de f ence of their ado pted country, 'When it ve e invaded by
foreien foes up on sever a l historic occasions.
Their descendants 'Were actuated
by the some love of liberty, and 'Wherever the ba t tle raged the fierceBt , the
Newfoundlander va s to be found in the front, 'Whether 1t vee upon land or
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two thouoand hardy and practical Newfoundland eeamen , trained in the danger-s and
cold of the Arctic region, 'Were to be found in the Feder-e I Navy, dll'ltinguishing
them selTes by their herol:.'1m, valor and contempt of danger, and very many of them
rising t o responsible and remunerative positions in the service of Uncle Sam.
All this 1s very \lell, but, unfortunately, ve haTe very- 11tt1., vritten upon these
matters, as
the greet maj ority of our brave coun trymen, vh o survived the terrible
struggle of the Civil War,
ne..er returned to Nevfoundkend , a :t they became subjects
of the Uni t ed Stet e s , and it Le only froo letters received or the ateteeent.e of
t .hone 'Who did return t hat 'We knov anything at all about, tbe pronlnent part played
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