Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 179, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 August 1917 — The Mark of Honor. [ARTICLE]

The Mark of Honor.

He marches down .the street With a proud and martial eye. And the people turn about To watch hlm pass them by; And his head Is held erect, In his spirit’s high command, For a baclge upon his arm. He wears the khaki band. He steps out free and firm With' a swinging to his tread, - And an eagerness to serve, From the courage In him bred By the men who went before. Who its freedom won the land; Now he's treading in their steps For he wears the khaki band. He’s the soldier of the flag, ' Ready for its sake to go Where the call of duty sounds, " " Fitlo meet And. fight the foe; We are proud, as forth he comes From the homes aH o’er the land, With high courage in his heart. On his arm the khaki band. " American.