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President Harry S. Truman Shakes Hands with Wounded Soldiers

66-3148
Accession Number
66-3148
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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NAID 350286935
Keywords
Award presentations
Awards
Hospital patients
Military ceremonies, honors, and salutes
Presidents
Soldiers
Medal of Honor
Wheelchairs
Military hospitals
People Pictured
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
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Acme Newspictures

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Description
A portion of the group of forty disabled soldiers and their attendants from Walter Reed Hospital are shown here as guests attending Congressional Medal of Honor ceremonies held on the White House lawn. President Harry S. Truman is shaking hands with Robert Soly, Cambridge, Massachusetts, while on the far right awaiting his turn is Arthur Hook, Rochester, New York.
Date(s)
June 14, 1946