Address at the Jackson Day Dinner.
03/22/1946
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There is hereby established a medal to be known as the National Security Medal with accompanying ribbons and appurtenances.
Members of the armed forces of the United States who are awarded the decoration established by this order are authorized to wear the medal a...
No more than one National Security Medal shall be awarded to any one person, but for subsequent services justifying an award, a suitable dev...
Without multiple-purpose river basin development, I believe that few of these accomplishments would have been possible.