On the recordJuly 4, 1951
They are the backbone of the Government of the United States.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “They are the backbone of the Government of the United States.”
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Remarks Upon Presenting Congressional Medals of Honor to Capt. Raymond Harvey, Capt. Lewis L. Millett, M. Sgt. Stanley T....
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