Gerald Ford actually said...

I commend the personnel of the Armed Forces who accomplished it as well as Ambassador Graham Martin and the staff of his mission, who served so well under difficult conditions.

Context

Statement Following Evacuation of United States Personnel From the Republic of Vietnam

04/28/1975

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