Harry Truman 1946 Army Day Speech

from The World War 2 Radio Podcast · host Brick Pickle Media LLC

Today we have an April 6, 1946, address by U.S. President Harry Truman marking Army Day. He delivered the speech in front of 70,000 people at Chicago’s Soldier Field. In the speech, he reflects on the success of the U.S. Army in World War 2 and addresses the post-war needs of the military.Visit our website at BrickPickleMedia.com/podcasts. Subscribe to the ad-free version at https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worldwar2radio/subscribe.

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