On the recordAugust 19, 1952
We must not use bayonets to force these prisoners to return to slavery and almost certain death at the hands of the communists.
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Letter to Capt. Charles G. Ewing on the Repatriation of Prisoners of War in Korea.
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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 Secretary of Defense.
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