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OCTOBER, 1944
THE BRIDGEHEAR SENTINEL
PAGE SEVEN

IN MEMORY OF A GOOD SOLDIER
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The death of Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt comes as a grievous shock to all the men of the First Division and especially to those who served with him in the 26th Infantry. Aside from the conspicuous gallantry which he demonstrated many times on the field of battle, he possessed to a marked degree the ability to win the confidence, respect and love of the officers and men who worked with him and under him. No officer of man who served under him was allowed to be criticized by an outsider. It was his outfit and if anything was wrong he felt that he was to blame. He asked no hardship of his men that he did not share with them.

When the war was over he returned to civil life, but he never forgot his old comrades. His mail was filled with requests for help from those men and he never failed to do his utmost to aid them in their problems.

No man of the 26th Infantry who attended his annual luncheon of Oyster Bay will ever forget his gracious hospitality and the real affection he showed for his old veterans.

Before the present war broke out he was back in the army. He took command of his old regiment and then became assistant commander of the First Infantry Division. Wounded men coming back from Africa and Sicily told us what we knew,- that he was carrying on as the same beloved and efficient soldier.

Grievous as is the loss, much as we will mourn our comrade, it is with a sense of pride that we realize that he died as he would have wished, in the field of battle with his troops.

To Mrs. Roosevelt and to her children the members of the Society of the First Division extend their heartfelt sympathy.

D. EDWARD MEEKER
Co. B 26th Infantry. 

IN MEMORIAM