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On the recordSeptember 17, 1952
Now, Therefore, I, Harry S. Truman,President of the United States of America, do hereby set aside Saturday, October 11, 1952, the one hundred and seventy-third anniversary of his death, as General Pulaski's Memorial Day, and I invite the people of this Nation to observe the day with ceremonies designed to render homage to this Polish patriot who fought under freedom's banner.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Proclamation 2988—General Pulaski's Memorial Day, 1952

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