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Harry Truman: I urge my fellow citizens to be mindful of the Army's needs, to the end that our soldiers overseas do not lack the means…

On the recordMarch 19, 1946
I urge my fellow citizens to be mindful of the Army's needs, to the end that our soldiers overseas do not lack the means of performing effectively their continuing duties.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Proclamation 2682—Army Day, 1946

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