Mr. Speaker. Carl Sandburg was poet. historian. novelist. and troubadourbut transcending all of these professions. he was the palpable expression of an idealhe embodied Americas faith in the common man. in the dignity of the individual. When he died. at the age of 89. he was almost half as old as the Republic to which his parents had emigrated. He earned his living. at various times in his life. as milkman. barbershop porter. sceneshifter. truck handler. dishwasher. harvest hand. and railroad construction worker. He served in Puerto Rico in the SpanishAmerican War. having enlisted in the Sixth Illinois Volunteers. Upon his return he entered college and became editor of the college newspaper. captain of the basketball team. and Janitor of the gymnasium.
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