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ing in part the debt that every free citizen owes to this land of freedom. The
need for gratitude should be kept uppermost in mind, when the threat is made
to our people and security. Let us do more than simply think about our duty.
Let us be on our guard for America's sake and for the sake of our families and
those to come after us.

Our citizens may well thank God for the thousands upon thousands of loyal,
dutiful officers, in whom there is available a powerful, vital force devoted to the
ideals and principles which distinguish our free and tolerant land. Today more
than ever, America needs the law-enforcing officer. Today more than ever,
after years of training and of conscientious work, the law-enforcing officer will
not fail America.