The Moral of War

The Moral of War. . , [left] The Moral of War , In War: Resolution , In Defeat: Definace , In Victory: Magnanimity , In Peace: Goodwill , Winston Spencer Churchill , , , , , , , , , , This memorial is dedicated as a perpetual reminder of the 267 men from Cayuga County, New York who died in service to their country during World War II, and to those who offered their lives during time of war. , These men, wherever and wherever they fell died to safeguard the destiny of man. , We the living accept the sacred trust of their final hours, their last thoughts, their common dream of safety and welfare for America. , They were strong enough, brave enough and willing to fight to the death for our freedom. , We pay tribute to the "Greatest Generation" that served our nation in time of war. , We will never forget." , [2nd left] American Campaign , Army Air Force , Army , [3rd left] Marines , Navy , Canadian Air Force , Government , [center] Iwo Jima, Mount Suribachi, February 23, 1945 , Landing on Omaha Beach, June 6, 1944, Normandy, France , [3rd right] Asiatic-Pacific Campaign , Army Air Force , Army , [2nd right] Marines , [1st right] Navy , [rear 1st left] European-African Middle Eastern Theatre , Army , [rear center] Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, December 7, 1941, A DATE WHICH WILL LIVE IN INFAMY. We resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain. , [rear 2nd right] Army Air Force , [rear 1st right] Navy , Merchant Marine , Canadian Air Force , We honor these twentieth century Americans who took up the struggle during the Second World War and made the sacrifices to perpetuate the gift our forefathers entrusted to us as a nation conceived in liberty and justice.