Military ceremonies, honors, and salutes

President Harry S. Truman shakes hands with one of the Marines who guarded the Little White House in Key West, Florida during Mr. Truman's vacation. President Truman reviewed the soldiers before he returned to Washington, D. C. From the Scrapbooks of Matthew Connelly, Volume 4.

President Harry S. Truman attends the Armed Forced Day Parade in Washington, D.C. From left: Secretary of Defense George Marshall, President Harry S. Truman, Major General Thomas W. Herren, General Harry Vaughan, Admiral Robert Dennison, and General Robert Landry. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (center, in civilian clothes) inspects the Marine Guard in Key West, Florida with his aides and Captain Cecil Adell. Captain Adell is third from the left. Fourth from the left is Admiral Robert Dennison (mostly obscured). On the far left is General Robert Landry. All others are unidentified.

Members of the United States Air Force are standing on the back of a vehicle during a review at Carswell Air Force Base in Fort Worth, Texas. They are there to celebrate the 7th anniversary of the 8th Air Force. From left to right: General Roger M. Ramey, General Carl Spaatz, General Ira Eaker, General Curtis LeMay, General William Kepner, General Clements McMullen, General Robert Landry, Colonel Towle, and Colonel Roberts.

B-36 planes pass over in review at Carswell Air Force Base in Fort Worth, Texas for the 7th Anniversary of the 8th Air Force. All persons standing on the ground are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman reviews the brigade of midshipmen as they pass into the Naval Academy chapel. Front row, left to right: Admiral William Leahy, President Truman, and Admiral James Holloway. Second row, left to right: Colonel Robert Landry and Captain Robert Dennison. Third row, left to right: Major General Harry Vaughan, General Wallace Graham, and two unidentified naval officers. Top row, left to right: Press Secretary Charles Ross, Clark Clifford, and unidentified naval officer. All others are unidentified.

A 75th anniversary parade takes place at Escuela Politecnica, a military university in Guatemala City, Guatemala. All are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman reviews a Brigade of Midshipmen with Naval officers during his visit to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. Front row, walking towards the camera (left to right): unidentified, Vice Admiral Aubrey W. Fitch, Superintendent of the Naval Academy; and President Truman. Second row (left to right): Major General Harry H. Vaughan, Presidential Military Aide; Captain James H. Foskett, Presidential Military Aid; and Captain Jesse R. Wallace, Chief of Staff, Severn River Naval Command (mostly obscured). All others are unidentified.

Andrei Gromyko (in dark military cap) was delegated to guide Kim Il Song (hatless, at left, of official party reviewing troops), the North Korean Premier, during Kim's visit to Moscow. From: Photos used in the 1984 Truman Centennial Exhibit. Library of Congress Photo Number: LC-USZ62-80619.

Beatrice (Mrs. George S.) Patton (left) and George S. Patton IV (right) leave the Cathedral after Memorial Services for General George S. Patton. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol 2.