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On the recordNovember 12, 1963
We are proud to have them here also because they are a Scottish Regiment, and that green and misty country has sent hundreds and thousands of Scottish men and women to the United States and they have been among our finest citizens.
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Joseph Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks of Welcome to the Members of the Black Watch Regiment

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