Harry Truman: “It is also a proud moment for me to hang the medals around the necks…”

On the recordJuly 4, 1951

It is also a proud moment for me to hang the medals around the necks of these young men.

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Democratic · Missouri

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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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