09/26/1935
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"The whole American Nation today exults at the news that the gallant men under your command have landed on Philippine soil."
"We are glad to be back in the Philippines but we do not intend to stop there."
"Until we were attacked at Pearl Harbor we had done our utmost to live as friendly self-respecting neighbors of the Japanese in the Pacific."
"You have the Nation's gratitude and the Nation's prayers for success as you and your men fight your way back to Bataan."