Harry Truman: “We must not use bayonets to force these prisoners to return to slavery and almost certain death at the hands of the…”

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…

I have great faith and confidence in our civil servants.

This ceremony could be no more than a magnificent burial.

The longer I live, the more I am impressed by the significance of our simple official oath to uphold and defend the Constitution.