 Fell on the other side of the window a headphone is getting the Morse code and then he would Tap out boom it's come through a slit under the window to me and like say s1c And that strike one call and I'd say So you did foul balls was that's not in the reference, right? What happened was that I saw him start to type and I started a ball on the way to the plate And he was shaking his head. No, and I didn't know why and I got it and he said the wires going dead and So I had a ball on the way to the plate and Billy Jurgers of the Cubs and bad So I didn't follow one off And I looked and I felt out there did like this So I had Jurgers follow another one Then I hadn't followed one that missed being a home run by about a foot And I had described the two kids down back a third that got in a fight over the ball Now I realized that I had to keep going because if I now broke it off. They'd know It was the night thinning and you know in those days you didn't have one guy broadcasting a game. There were at least seven Stations broadcasting this same game So I knew I'd lose the audience if I had to say this So I kept on fouling and pretty soon I'm gonna begin to sweat because I'm setting a World record for a fellow stay in a bat fouling consecutive pitches Finally clearly sat up and started typing. I started another ball of the plate Slip came through to me and I started to giggle. Jurgers popped out at the first ball pitched Yeah, I don't know I Didn't but I and I didn't know whether there were ever any records, but for days I'd meet people in the street who'd stopped me and And they'd say is there ever been any record has anyone ever stayed at the plate that long and You know he was there a long time I Herman's going over to his right. He makes a one-hand stab picks it up where the wrong hand throws it down just by a step My fellow Americans not too long ago one of our ambassadors visited an American armored cavalry regiment Stationed on the NATO line in Germany as he returned to his helicopter He was followed by a young 19 year old trooper the trooper asked him if he could get a message to the president Well, the ambassador said that sometimes getting messages to the president was part of his job The young trooper then said will you tell him? We're proud to be here and we ain't scared a nothing Well not long ago the ambassador was in Washington and told me the sequel to that incident I'd repeated the story in a talk that was carried on our voice of America radio program and there in that base in Germany The young trooper heard the broadcast and knew that I'd received his message His commanding officer said that he ran down the company street yelling the system works the system works Well, the system does work, but not just because ambassadors can get messages from a 19 year old trooper to the president Our system this way of life We call democracy and freedom really works because of the dedicated Americans like that GI in Germany Who've always been willing to defend our way of life from foreign aggressors from those who do not love freedom and seek to destroy it Today is armed forces day a day We set aside to remember and thank those Americans who wear our country's uniform and who serve our nation in so many places around the globe Many are far from home and things you and I take for granted family friends all the good things that go with life in our hometowns They've given all these things up for the sake of a challenge and to answer a call The challenge is the task of defending freedom and the call they've answered is summarized in three words duty honor country So on armed forces day, let's remember the debt we owe those in uniform News of this broadcast will be carried in the armed forces network And I know I speak for all Americans when I say to our soldiers sailors airmen marines and Coast Guardsmen We thank you for the job you're doing and the sacrifices you are making for all of us at home And we're grateful and proud of you for your devotion to country and to the cause of freedom Now remembering to say thank you is very important But we here at home have a greater responsibility As you know since my first day in office Restoring respect for America's military and rebuilding our nation's defenses has been one of my highest priorities It remains so today. I'm sure you've read about the discussions going on in the Congress on military spending I'll reserve comment on them until the Congress has completed its current work But I do want to say this much One of the things that is most deeply disturbed Americans during the past decade Even though it isn't always talked about as much as other political issues Was the expansion of Soviet influence beyond their borders and Gola Ethiopia Cambodia Afghanistan and Nicaragua are cases in point This trend was of natural concern to the American people Especially right here on the continent the tendency of some leaders to shut their eyes to the real world Their lack of realism about our foreign adversaries and communism's unrelenting assault on human freedom Requires that we face up to the need to restore effective deterrence and help our friends Americans don't want to take chances with our national security It's just one of the strongest impulses in our body politic Americans know an act of Congress can repeal vital military expenditures They also know what an act of Congress can't repeal the aggressive tendencies and intentions of our adversaries So I want to say today I'll be conferring with the Congress and with Secretary of Defense Casper Weinberger on the military budget and Believe me our attack on waste and fraud in procurement like discovering that $436 hammer is going to continue But we must have adequate military appropriations as President Kennedy said there is no discount on defense My first responsibility as president is the safety and security of the American people So if a suitable compromise can't be worked out I won't hesitate to put our case before the American people and ask for your support On this armed forces day, let's say thanks to all Americans in uniform But let's make sure we give them the tools they need to do their job Until next week. Thanks for listening. God bless you