The President's News Conference
06/04/1947
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I do not. General MacArthur is in the Army, and on active duty, and if he has anything that is of use to the Defense Dep...
The Secretary of the Navy shall award the Purple Heart, in the name of the President of the United States, to any person...
It's a little too soon to tell you that.
I wouldn't take any, now. It's a little late.