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President Harry S. Truman's address at the dedication of the presidential lounge for the use of service men and women at Union Station in Washington, DC. The President spoke at 4:10 p.m. In his opening words he referred to A. Marvin Braverman, local board member of the National Travelers Aid Association, and General of the Army Omar N. Bradley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Later he referred to Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan, Military Aide to the President, and Sgt. Irving D. Wait of Chicago, Ill., and WAVE Seaman Shirley Burns of Wyandotte, Mich., the service man and woman who accepted the keys from the President.