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On the recordSeptember 5, 1950
The Corps' ability to carry out whatever task may be assigned to it has been splendidly demonstrated many times in our history.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Letters to the Commandant of the Marine Corps League and to the Commandant of the Marine Corps.

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