Lyndon Johnson actually said...

"Today for the first time we are awarding these Minuteman Flags to battlefield units."

"You know, as our Nation is challenged--and it is on many fronts, many times each year--we have to call upon all of our people to make their contribution in different ways."

"In the current situation, however, we cannot rest on this record."

"But most of all, I am proud of you men who, out of the pitiful earnings that you get, and the modicum pay that is in your envelope, still think enough of your country not only to give your life for it..."