Harry Truman: “Everything of that sort has been and is being considered.”

There is hereby established a medal to be known as the National Security Medal with accompanying ribbons and appurtenances.

The National Security Medal may be awarded to any person, without regard to nationality, including members of the armed forces of the United States, for distinguished achievement or outstanding contribution on or after July 26, 1947, in…

The people of the United States have a very great asset in this force.

We have learned that the mark of a well-managed land lies in the care a Nation gives to its rivers.