FDR: “I hereby declare that the following military service is noncombatant service: Service in any unit which is unarmed at…”

The coming total defeat of our enemies, and of the philosophy of conflict and aggression... gives us a new chance and a better chance than we have ever had to bring about conditions under which the Nations of the world substitute…

This is our chance to serve those who serve us.

The point in history at which we stand is full of promise and of danger.

As their Commander in Chief I call upon you, my fellow Americans, to oversubscribe the 1945 Red Cross War Fund.