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and only the most obscure longterm goals to aim for as the 'ultimate victory.* In addition, there is the knowledge of the Korean conflict. This was tactically a different type of war. But it was one in which thousands of Americans were killed and wounded for a seemingly worth less cause. Youths have a hard time understanding the necessity for such sacrifice of life when the fighting apparently leaves things about as they were. Conditions at home aren’t conducive to patriotism, ^ eith er. This isn’t a total war, in which everybody has his'shou! der to wheel, making sacri fices for his country. To the draft-age youth it might well seem that all but the unfortu nate few who get drafted and sent to Viet Nam are living it up. As long as the vast majori ty of people remain untouched or perhaps even profit by the war, he may ask why he should be expected to feel gung-ho about laying his life on the line. Also, there are many subtle and forthright attacks on the idea of patriotism. Youths seldom see their parents and other adults expressing strong national senti ment. And t hey are increasingly exposed to the influence of professors and other intel lectuals many of whom brand patriotism as old-fashioned and fringing upon lunacy. All told, this just isn’t the climate to induce patriotism in young Americans. It’s a climate that imposes a grave handicap on the country in this struggle for survival against Communistic tyranny.
Flint Hill News
Frank W. Spalding returned home Thursday from the Luray Nursing Home. Miss Irene Keyser is staying during
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