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TRADITION TRADITION TRADITION

The "Long Grey Line" has never let us down DUTY HONOR COUNTRY

TRADITION, TRADITION, TRADITION

The American Soldier;
On The Foreign Battles Fields Of Life,
The American Soldier Have Won Our Nations Wars;

We As A Nation, Our Losing, Our Battle Of Tradition At Home;

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The Last Hope For The Salvation Of Our Nation and
Our American Civilization Is Found,
On Doors Of The Library Of Congress;
Thomas Jefferson Building!
Tympanum Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, DC

Tradition (left-hand door)
Tradition illustrates how knowledge was originally handed down from generation to generation. In the lunette above the door, an American Indian, a Norseman, a prehistoric man, and a shepherd listen intently to the words of the central figure. Each of these lunette figures represents peoples who kept their history alive via oral tradition.

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Writing (right-hand door)
In the lunette above the doors, the four figures surrounding the central figure represent people who have influenced the world through their written literature: an Egyptian and a Jew and a Christian and a Greek. The figures on the door panels below represent Truth and Research.

The Art of Printing (center door)
Minerva, the Roman goddess of learning and wisdom, is seated in the center. Ars Typographica, and various symbolic ornaments can be seen in the background. The figures on the door panels represent the Humanities and Intellect. The phrase “Homage to Gutenberg,” engraved on the reverse side of the lunette, can be seen from inside the entrance.

West Point Tradition our Saving Grace:
A plateau on the west bank of the Hudson River,
A Jeffersonian Creation: (1802 signed legislation )

In the tradition of Life At The West Point, as in life on the battle field;
Cadets are “other focused” “not self centered” always thinking about
Honoring American Tradition, as on the battle field,
Looking Out For Your Buddy. Looking Out For Your Nation!

The “Long Grey Line” has never let us down DUTY--HONOR--COUNTRY

Why David Petraeus For President:
The Embodiment Of American Tradition;

Edward F. Moore
It’s Time For The American Soldier To Elect His Commander And Chief;
It’s Time For A Soldier Commander And Chief From The Point.

The Life Of The Nation and Our Civilization,
Is In Your VOTING HAND

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