Others /will debate /the controversial issues，/national
and international，/which divide men's minds; //
but serene，/calm，/aloof，/you stand /as
the Nation's /war-guardian，//
as its lifeguard /from
the raging tides /of international conflict，/
as its gladiator /in the
arena of battle. /
For a century and a half/
you have defended，guarded，and protected /its hallowed traditions /of
liberty and freedom，/of right and justice. //
Let civilian voices //argue
the merits /or demerits /of our processes of government; //
whether our strength //is
being sapped /by deficit financing，indulged in too long，//
by federal paternalism grown too mighty，//
by power groups grown too arrogant，//
by politics grown too corrupt，//
by crime grown too rampant，//
by morals grown too low，//
by taxes grown too high，//
by extremists /grown too violent; //
whether our personal liberties /are
as thorough and complete as they should be. //
These /great national
problems /are not /for
your /professional participation /or military solution. //
Your guidepost /stands out /like a ten-fold beacon in the night: /Duty，/Honor，/Country. /
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