10/26/1943
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"The Army and Navy are military things. The Army and Navy naturally would decide."
"The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way—everywhere in the world."
"The first is freedom of speech and expression—everywhere in the world."
"I hereby exempt the said Walter C. Mendenhall from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending February 28, 1942."