On the recordApril 25, 1955
The USO means to the men and women in the Armed Services that they have a host of friends in the homes of America.
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presidency.ucsb.eduEisenhower: “The USO means to the men and women in the Armed Services that they have a host of friends in the homes of America.”
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Letter to Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., Upon Accepting Honorary Chairmanship of the United Service Organizations.
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