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On the recordOctober 28, 1905
The man who died this morning was an excellent seaman, who had done his duty faithfully, and who died in the performance of that duty.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Remarks at Sea on Board the West Virginia en Route to Washington, DC

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