Every man who has served well and faithfully, afloat or ashore, in the service of the United States, has shown that he possesses certain qualities which entitle him in a peculiar degree to the respect of all his fellow-citizens.
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Memorial Day Remarks at the Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia
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