Letter to the Annual Convention of the American Legion
10/07/1934
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We can be proud of all that the Red Cross has meant to them.
With God's help we will complete the fulfillment of the pledge we renewed when our men returned to Leyte.
It has served as a link between the fighting man and his loved ones here at home.
It is fruitless to try to place the blame for this situation on one particular Nation or on another.