There are the heroes’ voices heard.
“Their armor rings on a fairer field
Than the Greek or the Trojan ever trod:
For Freedom’s sword is the blade they wield,
And the light above is the smile of God.
So in his isle of calm delight
Jason may sleep the years away;
For the heroes live, and the skies are bright,
And the world is a braver world to-day.”
Commander-in-Chief, Comrades of the Grand Army, and ladies and gentlemen, I await your pleasure.