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On the recordMarch 18, 1930
To the patriotic mothers who gave their sons, to the many other loyal women who lost those dear to them for their country's sake, to the noble women, so many of them nurses, who died in war service, to all those who served with devotion throughout the war, we owe a deep debt of gratitude.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Remarks at the Dedication of the Red Cross Chapter House

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