Military cadets

Interior view of a group of young male cadets in uniform with an adult teacher and standing beside a ship model. Identified as: "Satellite children like their Soviet masters begin military training young. Photo shows Rumanian cadets." Illustration for publication "Imagini Militare" for April 1953.

Proof portrait of diplomat and author Charles W. Thayer as a young man wearing a cadet uniform. Thayer graduated from the West Point military academy in 1933.

Full body, exterior view of diplomat and author Charles W. Thayer as a young man standing by a fence rail in an unidentified location. He is wearing a cadet uniform. Thayer graduated from the West Point military academy in 1933.

Full body, exterior view of diplomat and author Charles W. Thayer as a young man standing by a fence rail in an unidentified location. He is wearing a cadet uniform. Thayer graduated from the West Point military academy in 1933.

Exterior view showing a group of cadets tossing their caps in the air at the end of their graduation ceremony. Back caption reads in part: "Cap tossing, traditional at service academies, takes place following the graduates' last order from the Air Force Academy's Commandant of Cadets, that of, 'Gentlemen, you are dismissed'."

Full body, exterior view of diplomat and author Charles W. Thayer as a young man seated on a fence rail. He is wearing a cadet uniform. Thayer graduated from the West Point military academy in 1933.

Exterior view of an unidentified event or ceremony believed to have been held at the West Point military academy. Includes a line of cadets as well as civilian spectators and other military personnel. Although Charles W. Thayer is not identified in the photograph, it is probably associated with him. Thayer graduated from West Point in 1933.

Proof portrait of diplomat and author Charles W. Thayer as a young man wearing a cadet uniform. Thayer graduated from the West Point military academy in 1933.

Bess Truman accepts a bouquet of flowers from a young member of the R. O. T. C. during a luncheon ceremony at Wentworth Military Academy, Lexington, Missouri. The identities of the other people are unknown. (See also 2003-110.) From: Harry N. DeFeo, Jr.

Bess Truman accepts a bouquet of flowers from a young member of the R. O. T. C. during a luncheon ceremony at Wentworth Military Academy, Lexington, Missouri. This photo is the right side of a larger photo, NO. 2003-111. From: Harry N, DeFeo, Jr.