Armed services Quote by Ron Dellums

“Being a mayor was an awesome, difficult job. Being the chair of the Armed Services Committee was perhaps the most incredible time in my life, because I got up one morning, and the peacenik from Berkeley was chair of the Armed Services Committee, and it was the greatest - one of the great…” quote by Ron Dellums — Download Open image

“Being a mayor was an awesome, difficult job. Being the chair of the Armed Services Committee was perhaps the most incredible time in my life, because I got up one morning, and the peacenik from Berkeley was chair of the Armed Services Committee, and it was the greatest - one of the great challenges of my life.”

Ron Dellums

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There shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion or national origin.

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