We must fight at these vast distances to protect our supply lines and our lines of communication with our allies--protect these lines from the enemies who are bending every ounce of their strength, striving against time, to cut them.
This statement underscores the importance of protecting supply lines and communication channels during World War II.
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By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:
As their Commander in Chief I call upon you, my fellow Americans, to oversubscribe the 1945 Red Cross War Fund.
Our participation in the Food and Agriculture Organization will be an essential step in this collaboration.
It has served as a link between the fighting man and his loved ones here at home.
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