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Harry Truman: It is a pleasure to see all these fine young men from, I understand, every State and Territory in the Union.

On the recordFebruary 26, 1951
It is a pleasure to see all these fine young men from, I understand, every State and Territory in the Union.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Remarks to a Group From the 82d Airborne Division.

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