Ronald Reagan actually said...

Veterans' preference is but a partial recognition of the great debt of gratitude that the country owes to those who have served in the Armed Forces.

Proclamation 5217—Veterans' Preference Month, 1984

07/04/1984

More Ronald Reagan Quotes

I will soon send a message to the Congress asking your Senators and Representatives to join me in reforming the Defense Establishment.

This new effort takes place against a background of national defenses that have already grown much stronger.

My predecessor had called attention to this and had proposed a 5-year expansion of the defense budget.

The Packard commission report urges the Congress to make a number of improvements in the way it deals with defense.