WWII Plaque
The epigraph on this plaque, "From these honored dead we take increased devotion" is also from the Gettysburg address, as with the WWI plaque. The section of the Gettysburg address from which this is taken reads:
It is for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us, that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to the cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion; that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain; that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth.
What is the significance of this passage in the context of a memorial? Does it celebrate or condemn warfare? One interpretation is that we are reminded to take war seriously because we too are connected to these fallen alumni.