On the recordJune 28, 1944
The United States shall drive the treacherous, invading Japanese from the Philippine Islands.
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presidency.ucsb.eduFDR: “The United States shall drive the treacherous, invading Japanese from the Philippine Islands.”
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Statement on Signing Joint Resolutions on Philippine Independence and Rehabilitation
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