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The original documents are located in Box 1, folder "Thaddeus Kosciuszko Day Message,
1976" of the Eliska Hasek Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Day, 1976
Mrs. Ford and I send our warmest greetings to all
our fellow Americans of Polish ancestry as you
celebrate the anniversary of the birth of Thaddeus
Kosciuszko.
Attracted by the ideals of the American colonists in
their quest for independence, this gallant Polish-
born patriot arrived in Philadelphia in 1776 and was
engaged by the Philadelphia Defense Committee to
assist in the fortification of the Delaware River.
Commissioned as a Colonel in the Continental Army,
he became associated with several major campaigns
of the Revolution. He designed the military defenses
at West Point, and his name has proudly been linked
with the earliest beginnings of our U.S. Military
Academy.
Two hundred years later, a grateful nation remem-
bers and salutes his valor, vision and determination
as a champion of freedom and of the rights of man.
Herold R. Ford
FORD is LIBRARY
2/6/76
Mr. Parker:
50 copies of the attached message
to be delivered to Eliska Hasek first thing
Monday morning. Many thanks.
FORD 2 LIBRARY
C. Finley
Mr. Linder's Office