Much has been said and written of the heroes of action and movement. The
country from one end to the other has rung with their praises. But what of
the unknown heroes, unhonored and unsung? What of the men who, because of
their superior abilities in other lines, were doomed to physical inaction?
who performed their secret missions and labors skilfully, faithfully,
uncomplainingly, while their classmates were being given numbers over
their heads, and the chance of a lifetime for great deeds was being
quietly passed by?