It is a great pleasure to me to have had this privilege today of showing just what the country thinks about the contributions which these men made to the victory we have just won.

It is a very great pleasure to me to have had the privilege of presenting citations to these aircraft carriers.

The carrier now has become the eyes of the fleet--its guardian.

It is hard to appreciate fully just what these carriers meant to the winning of the war in the Pacific, and the winning of the war in the Atlantic.

I can't say too much of the men who actually did the work.

I appreciate very much your interest in this matter.

You can make a contribution to this situation with which we are faced.

We are rather proud of our contribution to the feeding of the world.

I would like to have a report from you in 12 months to see just exactly what you have done toward bringing home to our people the necessity for their continuing to help feed the world.

I think it was my predecessor who said that Americanism is not a matter of race or creed, it is a matter of the heart.

Whereas by Presidential Executive Order No. 3358 of November 24, 1920, a certain tract of land on Sand Island, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, was set aside for military purposes

The following-described tract of land comprising a portion of the lands set aside by the said Executive Order No. 3358 of November 24, 1920, for military purposes, is hereby restored to the Territory of Hawaii for the use of the City and…

You fought not only the enemy, but you fought prejudice--and you have won.

NOW THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in my by section 91 of the act of April 30, 1901, 31 Stat. 159, as amended by section 7 of the act of May 27, 1910, 36 Stat. 447, it is order as follows

I appreciate very much your interest, because I know youth can keep the fires burning that will cause us to be able to see that the world does not starve, after winning the victory for freedom and right.

We are going to help them all we can with machinery and tools and the wherewithal to raise food, but it will be some time before those destroyed countries can get back on a basis where they can feed themselves.

A lot of people now will be saying to you that they are sick and tired of hearing of starvation and want.

I strongly urge all citizens of this country to familiarize themselves with our Army Air Forces and to recall in appreciation the importance and the influence of air power in our national life.