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On the recordMarch 17, 1949
The Navy now not only has the surface of the sea to look after, but the air over it, and the water beneath.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Remarks at the Graduation Ceremonies, Fleet Sonar School, U.S. Naval Base, Key West, Florida

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