Armed Forces Day Proclamation 1965 Observance
President Lyndon B. Johnson proclaims the third Saturday of May as Armed Forces Day each year, directs observances nationwide, and invites public participation to honor the Army Navy Air Force Marine Corps Coast Guard and allied forces. He urges flag display and public understanding of military service.
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Lyndon B. “Johnson
United States of America
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Armed Forces
Secretary of Defense
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
Secretary of the Treasury
Coast Guard
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
District of Columbia
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dean Rusk
Army SFC Currie Receives Meritorious Service Medal
SFC Currie, area communications chief of the 44th Signal Battalion, Republic of Vietnam, earned the Army Commendation Medal for Meritorious Service from Jan 27 1967 to Jan 18 1968. Col. Metzler presented the award. Maj Donnelly and Lt Newcomb appear in the photo.
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Charles N.currie
Directorate For Services
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44Th Signal Battalion
Republic of Vietnam
Col. Metzler
David G. Newcomb
Robert W. Donnelly
United States Fighting Man Pledge Amid War Duty
A wartime excerpt emphasizes a member of the Armed Forces as a fighting man ready to risk life for the country. It frames duty whether in active combat or as a prisoner of war, underscoring steadfast defense of the United States.
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Teencher
Letter from 1862 reveals Indian conflicts and Civil War era courage
A Romulus man found a Sept 28 1862 Civil War era letter from David A Temple to his grandparents describing border skirmishes with Indians near Morristown Fort Ridgely and the strain on his family. The letter, read at a Veterans of Foreign Wars meeting, drew applause and reached President Johnson through Rep. Stratton and Mr. Temple.
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Merton C. Temple
Samuel S. Stratton
Morristown
Grant
Fort Ridgely
Mary
David A. Temple Mary
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Temple
Johnson
White House
Whitney Shoemaker
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Stratton
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