On the recordMarch 28, 1979
We cannot call them back to give them our thanks, nor can we raise a monument to them any more meaningful than the one they have already left us, a free and peaceful America.
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presidency.ucsb.eduWe cannot call them back to give them our thanks, nor can we raise a monument to them any more meaningful than the one they have already left us, a free and peaceful America.
Proclamation 4651—Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, May 28, 1979
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