Armed forces officers

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (left) listens as he talks with an unidentified officer in the Brazilian Army during a reception held in honor of the visiting Brazilian Minister of War, Major General Newton Estillac Leal (second from left). The reception took place at the Officers' Club at Fort McNair. All others are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (foreground, left) shakes hands with Brazilian Major General Newton Estillac Leal (right) at a reception held in Major General Leal's honor at Fort McNair. All other men and women in the photo are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (second from left) talks with the Brazilian Minister of War, Major General Newton Estillac Leal (left) and others at a reception held in honor of Major General Leal. The reception, hosted by Secretary Pace, took place at the Officers' Club at Fort McNair. Others are unidentified.

Brazilian Major General Newton Estillac Leal (fourth from left) greets guests at a reception held in his honor at the Officers' Club at Fort McNair. Also present is Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (fifth from left) and his wife, Margaret (second from left). All other men and women are unidentified.

The United States Naval Ship General LeRoy Eltinge docks at the Seattle, Washington Port of Embarkation with over 1,500 Army combat veterans who are the first to return home from Korea under the Army's rotation program. United States Army officers, women, and others are standing waiting for the ship. All are unidentified.

Brazilian Major General Newton Estillac Leal (third from left) greets guests at a reception held in his honor at the Officers' Club at Fort McNair. Also present is Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (fifth from left) and his wife, Margaret (second from left). All other men and women are unidentified.

Soldiers and sailors mill about with other people in the crowd at the Seattle, Washington Port of Embarkation as a ship of Korean War combat veterans arrives. Army officers and others are on a reviewing stand near the center. All are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (left) gives a gift to an unidentified Brazilian armed forces officer (right) at a reception at Fort McNair held in honor of the visit of the Brazilian Minister of War, Major General Newton Estillac Leal (center). Others in the background are unidentified.

Brazilian Major General Newton Estillac Leal (left) greets guests at a reception held in his honor at the Officers' Club at Fort McNair. Also present is Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (second from left). All others are unidentified.

Movie comedian Joe E. Brown (front row, second from left) sits with United States Army and Navy officials and veterans at a reception at the Seattle, Washington Port of Embarkation. The reception honored 1,500 returning United States Army soldiers from combat duty in Korea. All others are unidentified.