Harry Truman: “It does not exclude Mort Wallgren, either.”

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Uniform Code of Military Justice, Article 140 I64 Stat. 107, 145); and as Commander in Chief of the armed forces of the United States, I hereby delegate to the Secretary of Defense the…

I believe that the report is of great value.

No more than one National Security Medal shall be awarded to any one person, but for subsequent services justifying an award, a suitable device may be awarded to be worn with the Medal.

The longer I live, the more I am impressed by the significance of our simple official oath to uphold and defend the Constitution.