04/09/1968
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"I do not find it easy to send the flower of our youth, our finest young men, into battle."
"You carry with you the gratitude of an advancing nation, and you take with you the appreciation and the friendship of your President."
"I have directed Secretary Rusk and Secretary McNamara to be available immediately to the Congress to review with these committees, the appropriate congressional committees, what we plan to do in these..."
"This Order shall be effective as of July 27, 1965, and, together with the Council established by Section 1, shall terminate on January 1, 1966, or on such earlier date as may hereafter be prescribed."