04/30/1961
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"I want to express my special thanks to my countrymen who serve the United States over 3,500 miles from our own shores."
"We thank you especially for undertaking the burdensome tasks that sometimes go with peacetime military service."
"We take the greatest pride in this record."
"It is my hope that this country and my own will work in partnership and harmony in the years ahead."