On the recordJuly 1, 1980
All Americans should recognize the special debt we owe our fellow citizens who, as prisoners during wartime, sacrificed their freedom that we might enjoy the blessings of peace and liberty.
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presidency.ucsb.eduJimmy Carter: “All Americans should recognize the special debt we owe our fellow citizens who, as prisoners during wartime, sacrificed…”
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Proclamation 4774—National P.O.W.-M.I.A. Recognition Day, 1980
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