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Eisenhower: “In war it renders so many services, so well, to men fighting for freedom, that among the armed forces no morale factor…”

On the recordJanuary 3, 1954
In war it renders so many services, so well, to men fighting for freedom, that among the armed forces no morale factor is more important than the Red Cross.
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Eisenhower
Republican · Kansas

Editor's note · Context

Memorandum on the Red Cross Campaign.

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