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Presentation of the Colors at the Truman Funeral

The military pallbearers finish folding the flag that draped on the casket of former president Harry S. Truman. The pallbearers are identified, left to right, near side: casket bearer team leader Sgt. Lyle Gray, Army; Seaman Richard Seid, Navy; S/Sgt. Bill Taylor, Air Force; Sgt. Tim Phillips, Marines. Left to right, far side: Sgt. Juan Escobar, Marines; Seaman James Brainard III, Coast Guard; Seaman David Elmendorf, Navy; Sgt. Greg Kulick, Army (holding flag). The burial of former President Truman was in the courtyard of the Truman Library. Father John H.

Father Lembcke Leads Former President Harry S. Truman's Casket

Father John H. Lembcke, Jr., the officiating minister of the funeral of Harry S. Truman, leads the procession up the steps of the Truman Presidential Library. The casket is being placed in the lobby of the Library to allow visitors to pay their respects prior to the burial. The pallbearers are identified, front to rear right side: casket bearer team leader Sgt. Lyle Gray, Army; Seaman Richard Seid, Navy; S/Sgt. Bill Taylor, Air Force; Sgt. Tim Phillips, Marines. Front to rear left side: Sgt. Juan Escobar, Marines; Seaman James Brainard III, Coast Guard; Seaman David Elmendorf, Navy; Sgt.

Father Lembcke Awaiting the Procession

Father John H. Lembcke, Jr., (right), officiating minister at the funeral of former President Harry S. Truman, waits for the procession of the Honor Guard carrying Truman's casket. The casket is being placed in the lobby of the Library to allow visitors to pay their respects prior to the burial. The pallbearers are identified, front to rear right side: casket bearer team leader Sgt. Lyle Gray, Army; Seaman Richard Seid, Navy; S/Sgt. Bill Taylor, Air Force; Sgt. Tim Phillips, Marines. Front to rear left side: Sgt.

George L. Warren Receives Award From Vatican

George L. Warren, a long time principal adviser on refugees and displaced persons for the Department of State and for many years the United States Representative to ICEM (Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration) is shown on the right after just having received what is believed to be the Vatican's Order of the Golden Spur Award. He is shaking hands with the Vatican's prelate and award representative in Berne, Switzerland.

George L. Warren and Others Meet the Pope

George L. Warren, United States Representative to ICEM (Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration), is shown with others meeting Pope John XXIII (in white, back to camera) during the ICEM 1960 Naples Conference. Mr. Warren is facing the Pope just to his right. Others include, 1st row: Francis E. Walter, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania; Barthelemy G. Epinat, ICEM Deputy Director; Marcus Daly, ICEM Director; Ambassador Guido Borga, Director General of Emigration of the Italian Foreign Ministry; Robert McCollum, U.S.

President Harry S. Truman With Four Medal of Honor Recipients

President Harry S. Truman joins hands with two soldiers and two sailors who served during World War II and have just received the Congressional Medal of Honor. From left to right: Sergeant John R. McKinney, Woodcliff, Georgia; First Lieutenant Daniel W. Lee, Alma, Georgia; President Truman; Lieutenant Donald A. Gary, Oakland, California; and Commander Joseph T. O'Callahan, Navy Chaplain. The ceremony took place in the Oval Office at the White House.

President Harry S. Truman Congratulates Medal of Honor Recipient on Surviving Fall

President Harry S. Truman, center, is shown shaking hands with Master Sergeant James Hendrix who recently survived a 1,000 foot fall from an Army airplane when his parachute failed to open. In 1945, M/Sgt. Hendrix received the Congressional Medal of Honor for heroism during World War II. M/Sgt. Hendrix was escorted to the White House by African American evangelist Elder Lightfoot Solomon Michaux, standing on the left.

President Harry S. Truman Congratulates Medal of Honor Recipient

Commander Joseph T. O'Callahan, right, of the United States Navy's Chaplain Corps is congratulated by President Harry S. Truman after the President awarded him the Congressional Medal of Honor. This sailor Catholic priest, the first chaplain ever to receive the award, was cited for his efforts after the aircraft carrier USS Franklin was bombed near Japan in March, 1945.