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Gerald Ford: “Our country owes a tremendous debt of gratitude to the veterans who have fought for freedom and liberty for 215 million…”

On the recordFebruary 13, 1976
Our country owes a tremendous debt of gratitude to the veterans who have fought for freedom and liberty for 215 million Americans.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Remarks at the Veterans Administration Center Hospital in Bay Pines, Florida.

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