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Lyndon Johnson: “By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States and as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces…”

On the recordMarch 6, 1968
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States and as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States I have today awarded the Presidential Unit Citation (Army) (First Oak Leaf Cluster) for extraordinary heroism to the 42d Ranger Battalion, 21st Infantry Division, Army of the Republic of Vietnam.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Presidential Unit Citation Awarded the 42d Ranger Battalion, 21st Infantry Division, Army of the Republic of Vietnam.

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