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thisAirForceofours.Toheabletothinkthatyourneighbour,whe-
t.her-
youknowhim,orher,ornot,hasyourhappinessatheartandyourinterestsarehis.Thosearethethingsthat
are
meantbythatillusiveword
'MORALE'.
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happyoneandthatweareenjoyingourselveshere.Thenmakeyour-selfresponsibleforyourpartofmorale,makesurethatthepeopleworkingwithyouandun-deryouknowyou;thattheyknowyouareonetheycancometoexpecting
a
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them
overgoodnewsandinterestingincidents.
It
isthedutyofeveryonetomakesurethatheisdoinghis,orher,bittohelpthemoraleintheAirForce.Whilewehavesuchanex-amplefreshinourmemoriesletusmake
a
resolvetofollowthatmethod;gettoknowanthosearoundyou,allthatyoufindithu-manlypossibletoknow;maketheir
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