Word: spirit
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Camp, and where I expect to work with Lieutenant Morize, will permit them to perfect still more their practical instruction, and to put to use all the theoretical training that they have received during the winter. Like their comrades of last year, they have enthusiasm, good will, and the spirit of discipline...
...been better known to Americans than Major Raoul Lufbery, formerly of the Lafayette Escadrille. The names of even more successful fighters--Nungesser, Ball, and Bishop--fail to give the thrill that comes with the mention of Lufbery, the soldier of fortune and the incarnation of American dash and spirit. The greatest of the Americans who composed the Lafayette Escadrille, he has been among the greatest aviators in all the armies. Even the French, with their wealth of illustrious names to choose from, have called him "the incomparable pilot." No tribute could mean more than this...
...just about to be retired for a time to use his astonishing ability in the training of our new birdmen, and General Pershing had expressed a wish that "Lufbery had his last flight." The strange irony of fate made Pershing's wish fulfil itself, not in the spirit, but in the letter...
Though America has sustained an irreparable loss in Lufbery's death, there is in it an inspiration that can never fade out. The memory of this great warrior, struck in the moment of victory, will put some of his spirit into the efforts of our ever-increasing flock of sky fighters. We need have no fear that the first American Ace will not be amply avenged...
...burdens and now bear them with each day's increase. They know that they are engaged in a struggle which is sapping every energy and which is beginning an unlimited drain upon their every resource. Their response has been not only sufficient, but has been given in the spirit of willingness which is the great source of this nation's strength. This week they are called upon to contribute to the American Red Cross. That they will not be found wanting can only be assured through the co-operation of every individual citizen...