Top military leaders of the United States, headed by General George C. Marshall, Secretary of Defense, paid tribute to the reorganized B’nai B’rith service program for the men and women in the armed forces and the disabled veterans in hospitals, it was revealed here today.
General Marshall, in a statement, said: “I was glad to learn that B’nai B’rith, through its National Service Committee for the Armed Forces and Veterans, has resumed its programs of religious, recreational, and personal services for the benefit of the men and women in our armed force. In World War II similar services of B’nai B’rith won the praise of the men and women in uniform, and gained official citations and recognition both of the Army and the Navy. I feel confident that the same high standard of service so characteristic of B’nai B’rith will be maintained during the present emergency.”
Other letters of indorsement came from Frank Pace, Secretary of the Army; Francis P. Matthews, Secretary of the Navy; Thomas K. Finletter, Secretary of the Air Force; Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, Director of Selective Service; Maj. Gen. Carl R. Gray, Jr., Administrator of Veterans Affairs, and Millard Caldwoll, Administrator of the Federal Civil Defense Administration. Frank Goldman, president of B’nai B’rith, commenting on the statement of General Marshall and the other government leaders, declared that the B’nai B’rith men and women would be stimulated to greater efforts during the national emergency.
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