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 Guarded the standard of the free,

The ægis of our victory;

Who, fevered and anhungered, bore

The more appalling tests of tragic War,

And laureate return, and bring to us their sheaves!

Warriors of the land

And warriors of the sea,

Bold to meet adversity

And constant to withstand;

Heroes of battle, hospital, and tent,

Men chivalrous and never tired,

Women devoted, love-inspired,

Who nursed to life the loyal ones you lent;

And ye—whom all must praise—

Ye darker children of the nation!