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On the recordDecember 11, 1974
This day is witness to the fact that the bravest of the brave still rise from among our people.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Remarks on Awarding the Congressional Medal of Honor to WO Louis R. Rocco and S. Sgt. Jon R. Cavaiani, United States Army.

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