Ronald Reagan: “We can't ask the brave young men and women in our Armed Forces to…”

On the recordApril 28, 1983

We can't ask the brave young men and women in our Armed Forces to protect America with second-rate equipment and bargain-basement weapons.

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Republican · California

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Remarks at a Fund-raising Dinner for Senator John Tower in Houston, Texas

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Ronald Reagan: “We can't ask the brave young men and women in our Armed Forces to protect America with second-rate equipment and…”