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fies Wo are locking formard to Corporal Lear's caning to learn the story of the
last great heroic struggle,  —j

This brings to two thé number of Jayhawk Rebeunders who have given their
lives for you and for me = Wayne Nees and T. Ps Hunter, Wayne lost his life at
Kiska on May 18, 1945, He was the son of Mrs and Mrs» As Be Nees of Brazil, Indiana.
You will remember that he was a star in basketball and track, He also played foote
ball but his time allowance for work and study would not permit his football competi-
tion, Capt, Jack Andrews said of Wayne «"Mrs, Nees showed me the letters from Wayne's
company and regimental commanders, a captain and colonel respectively, They priased
Wayne as an office and for his gallantry in action, Beside the Purple Heart vodal
he was awarded the Silver Star," —

In my private office will be a place for these immortal heroes, Of course,
I would like to'have a photograph of every Jayhawk Rebounder that is fighting the
atrocious Japanazis, ‘but wey: one of you are in my mind, I assure yous

As an attestation to Te Py Hunter's wonderful popularity and the decp
affection that his friends had for him, I am quoting from some of his buddies* _
letters asking about T, P.s's exploits and qugrogeing good wishes for his welfare.

be Clint Kanaga, USMCR (c/o Fleét Postoffice, San Frencisce) wrote me on
September 1, as follows:

"Dear Docs | ? |

log Dad has probably informed you of our great less in a very dear
mutual friend in T. Ps Se ee eee
harad to find words to express my grief. You see, Teep and I spent many nights in
May, June, and July -- just chewing the fat and rehashing good old K.Ue days, There
es oe a) ee oe eee ee eee
myself, we played out a lot of basketball games, Remember the night eo pel
goals to help nail a Creighton team that had beaten Great lakes by 15 points, and
the night Teep beat the great frosh team of Evans, Black, et al 3837 in an over-
time with a long shot? Eleanor and I were there, We went over those and many more
games, We both felt that K.U, had the finest congue in the Uy Sey and ag feep said
to me = 'K,U, alone is worth fighting for,‘

Poup was & Greet Maxine and a real leader « + his men were crazy
about him. He had shown them leadership and bravery on Bougainville. The last
night I was with him « a short time before he was killed « he said to me, ‘Well,
Clint, = Aiabio to be tough but I have © suvhd gang of men'and yo' 2) give then
hell,' He added, ‘I'll be 0.K, If something happens, its part of this game.'

Teep paid the supreme sacrifice « and I believe he would have
‘rahes: it ‘thet way, inasmuch as it's happened « fighting for the country, and the
ones he loveds for the things he valued in life which the aggressor nation of Japan
has tried to change and master, There never was a finer man or sweller guy than
Teepe He was topSe « » « a”