On the recordJuly 22, 1966
I come before you this afternoon as an old Navy man with my heart full of pride for the United States Army.
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presidency.ucsb.eduI come before you this afternoon as an old Navy man with my heart full of pride for the United States Army.
Remarks at the Headquarters of the 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
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