We are going to give you the tools to finish the job.

Thus, the European nations have found strength and prosperity in building communities that stretch beyond old frontiers.

Her waters have seen many a great captain, many goods, and dozens of armies make the passage.

In all of this America shared; by failing to support the League and by standing apart from the troubles of Europe.

We will use our power with restraint and we will use it with all the wisdom that we can command.

I direct the Secretary of Defense on behalf of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force and the Marine Corps, and the Secretary of the Treasury on behalf of the Coast Guard, to designate that day each year for appropriate observances.

And war came. Again the lights went out.

I invite the Governors of the States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and other areas subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, and the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, to provide for the observance of Armed Forces Day…

We will not be defeated. We will not grow tired.

And, with our help, Europe is better able to resist domination--from within or without--than ever before.

None of us has sought, or will seek, domination over others.

We must all--Americans and Europeans-vow never to repeat the errors which have led to disaster.

TWENTY years ago the guns fell silent in Europe.

I urge the Congress to enact amendments to the Foreign Service Act this year.

These documents emphasize the need for legislative action this year.

I want you to know this morning that all Americans are proud of you, too, for what you have done.

Towards this end, there is pending in the House of Representatives a measure (H.R. 6277) to provide much needed Amendments to the Foreign Service Act of 1946.

This will assist me in placing the right man in the right job.