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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “The American people have traditionally insisted that those veterans who were injured in the service of their Nation be…”

On the recordMay 1, 1961
The American people have traditionally insisted that those veterans who were injured in the service of their Nation be treated justly and humanely--a policy which will be carried out by this Administration.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Letter to the President of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House on Compensation Rates for Veterans Injured in the...

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