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On the recordSeptember 29, 1997
His service to our Nation, spanning 39 years, rises from the ranks of Army private to the highest military office in the land.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks on the Retirement of General John M. Shalikashvili in Arlington, Virginia

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