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Harry Truman: As President of the United States, I am privileged to voice this tribute of my profound respect and admiration for valor…

On the recordSeptember 29, 1950
As President of the United States, I am privileged to voice this tribute of my profound respect and admiration for valor above and beyond the call of duty which characterized the spirit of our soldiers in those bitter early weeks of the Korean conflict.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Remarks Upon Awarding the Congressional Medal of Honor to Maj. Gen. William F. Dean

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