On the recordMarch 2, 1947
The efforts of the War Department to reach the desired goal of an entirely volunteer Regular Army are worthy of the maximum support on the part of the Administration, the Congress and the people.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “The efforts of the War Department to reach the desired goal of an entirely volunteer Regular Army are worthy of the…”
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Special Message to the Congress on Discontinuing the Selective Service.
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