FDR: “You are a symbol, this small group, of a great many thousands of…”

On the recordJune 11, 1942

You are a symbol, this small group, of a great many thousands of officers and men of the Army who are guarding the Nation's Capital.

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Greeting at a Garden Party for the White House Army Guard

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