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Calvin Coolidge: “The names of disabled veterans, their wives, and the widows of honorably discharged soldiers, sailors, and marines shall…”

On the recordMarch 1, 1929
The names of disabled veterans, their wives, and the widows of honorably discharged soldiers, sailors, and marines shall be placed above all others.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

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Executive Order 5068—Amendment of Civil Service Rule VI

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