The Armed Forces Reserve Medal shall be of such design as the Secretary of Defense shall approve.
Harry Truman: “The Armed Forces Reserve Medal shall be of such design as the Secretary of Defense shall approve.”
On the recordSeptember 24, 1950
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Executive Order 10163—The Armed Forces Reserve Medal
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