Herbert Hoover: “You have shown a cordiality and a welcome that sounds like Illinois itself.”

I do so with the deepest regret because of the distinguished service you have rendered and the fine place you have been able to make for yourself in the Diplomatic Service.

Enlisted men of the Marine Corps having established their special qualifications in the use of the arm or arms which they are required to use, under such regulations and conditions as are now, or may hereafter be, prescribed by the…

I earnestly hope that this may be done.

One never makes a statement like that.