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D114743-1
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- 1958-05-30 (Creation)
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U.S. Senator Henry M. Jackson, Democrat, keynote speaker at Memorial Day ceremonies at Mountain View Memorial Park. Senator Jackson paid tribute to the men and women who had died to protect our country's freedoms at both the Mountain View and Tacoma Naval Station ceremonies. "America's future survival depends on all Americans, not simply upon our military forces," he stated. "Scoop" Jackson was elected to the U.S. House in 1940. In 1952, he defeated Senator and former Tacoma Mayor Harry P. Cain and was re-elected six times, dying in office in 1983. (TNT 5-31-58, p. 1) ALBUM 4.
Jackson, Henry M., 1912-1983; Legislators--Washington--1950-1960; Cemeteries--Lakewood; Mountain View Memorial Park (Lakewood); Memorial Day; Commemoration--Lakewood; Memorial rites & ceremonies--Lakewood;