And to you and Mrs. Clifton and your family, I want you to know that wherever you go, whatever you do, we will be pulling for you, we will be remembering that the day was never too long, the night too dark, for you to do what the boss needed done.
Remarks at the Presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal to Maj. Gen. C. V. Clifton, Jr.
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