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The
Spanish Influenza
Pandemic of
1918
most of whom sacrificed much time, many of whom sacrificed their health,and several gave their lives, in the care, nursing and relief of the strickenpeople of Luzerne County during the world epidemic, and whose measuresof relief were gratefully received by our people, many of whom werealiens and strangers, who, understanding little of our language, neverthelessunderstood the care and love bestowed upon them at the time of theirgreat affliction.
History records many instances of epidemics, famines and wars,where measures of relief were taken for those who were most sorelyafflicted, and the battlefields of our recent war scintillate with heroism.Individuals, platoons, whole companies and regiments offered themselvesfor their fellow men, and future historians will vie with one another intheir endeavor to have live the thousands of heroic incidents in the greatWorld War, to the end that they may serve as lamps for the feet of cominggenerations of freemen.
Nevertheless, civic life—those back home, those who were not inspiredin the presence of the glare and pageantry of military life, thosewhose call to duty was heard and as readily performed in no less a measureof satisfaction—were willing and anxious to take part in the workdemanded of humanity, and were ready to give their all, if need be,for those who so sorely needed succor.
We are proud of the citizens of Luzerne County—we are proud ofthe men and women who live on the fair hills and in the valleys of thisCounty—and as a people we are most grateful for the services so willinglyoffered, the sacrifices so commonly made, and the heroic work so opportunelyaccomplished.
This devotion given and shown to their fellow men, to women and tohelpless children, testifies splendidly to a love of country and of fellowmen, as well as to that love of humanity taught by the lowly and greatNazarene.
This expression, so briefly recorded here, is intended as a testimonialof, and appreciation for, each individual identified with the care andrelief of the stricken people of Luzerne County. A record is herewithpreserved of the names, so far as known, of those who are thus entitledto receive the same.
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