If there again comes a war I know I can count on the men of the National Guard, like my escort, because the memory of what your fathers did will make you ashamed not to rise level to the demands of the new time as they rose level to the demands of their time.
Roosevelt expresses confidence in the National Guard's readiness for future conflicts, inspired by their ancestors' bravery.
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