Harry Truman: “In their madness they were determined that the blood-letting should not stop.”

The people of the United States have a very great asset in this force.

I am happy to join with you in the recognition of the 70th Anniversary of the establishment of the Federal Civil Service merit system.

We have learned that the mark of a well-managed land lies in the care a Nation gives to its rivers.

Members of the armed forces of the United States who are awarded the decoration established by this order are authorized to wear the medal and the ribbon symbolic of the award, as may be authorized by uniform regulations approved by the…