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Barack Obama: “For 147 years, our Nation has set aside this day to pay solemn tribute to patriots who gave their last full measure of…”

On the recordMay 24, 2015
For 147 years, our Nation has set aside this day to pay solemn tribute to patriots who gave their last full measure of devotion for this country that we love.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at a Memorial Day Ceremony in Arlington

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