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Remarks of the President upon signing H.R. 71 Veterans Medical Care for Certain Members of Allied Wartime Forces [Ford Speech or Statement]
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Digitized from Box 32 of the White House Press Releases at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OCTOBER 14, 1976
OFFICE OF THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY
THE WHITE HOUSE
REMARKS OF THE PRESIDENT
UPON SIGNING H. R. 71
VETERANS MEDICAL CARE FOR CERTAIN
MEMBERS OF ALLIED WARTIME FORCES
THE ROSE GARDEN
11:57 A.M. EDT
Good morning, everybody.
It is a great privilege and pleasure for me to
welcome the distinguished Members of Congress and repre-
sentatives of various veterans organizations, ethnic
groups and the like. It is a great day here in the Rose
Garden and good luck, and it is nice to see you all.
But I am especially pleased to have the
opportunity to recognize the contributions of many
valiant Americans of Polish and Czech ancestry who
fought for freedom.
I think this legislation that I am signing
today provides that any person who served during World
War I or World War II as a member of any armed force of
the Government of Czechoslovakia or Poland and participated
while so serving in armed conflict with an enemy of the
United States shall by virtue of such service be entitled
to certain medical benefits. This legislation requires
that each person who is so entitled shall have been a
citizen of the United States for at least 10 years.
For two centuries a very fundamental principle
of American policy toward other nations has remained
unchanged. The American people support the aspirations
for freedom, independence and national self-determination
of people everywhere. We do not accept foreign domination
over any nation.
The people we recognize with this legislation
today fought along side of us for these ideals. This year,
as American citizens they joined with us in our Bicentennial
celebration. Their wartime service is an inspiration and
a lasting contribution to the strength of America and to
America's commitment to freedom.
Thank you very much.
END
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