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Jimmy Carter: I call on all Americans to join in honoring those who made the uncommon sacrifice of being held captive in war, and…

On the recordJuly 1, 1980
I call on all Americans to join in honoring those who made the uncommon sacrifice of being held captive in war, and their loved ones.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

Editor's note · Context

Proclamation 4774—National P.O.W.-M.I.A. Recognition Day, 1980

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