Military ceremonies, honors, and salutes

President Harry S. Truman and others at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. Front row, left to right: President Truman; British Prime Minister Clement Attlee; Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King. Second row, left to right: Major General Harry Vaughan; Admiral William Leahy. Third row, left to right: Lieutenant Clark Clifford and Secretary of State James Byrnes (obscured by Vaughan). Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman and others at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. Front row, left to right: President Truman; British Prime Minister Clement Attlee; Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King. Second row, left to right: Major General Harry Vaughan; Admiral William Leahy (partly obscured by King). Third row, left to right: Lieutenant Clark Clifford and Secretary of State James Byrnes (partly obscured by Attlee). Others are unidentified.

Color guard and troops on the lawn of the White House during the welcoming ceremonies for President Juan Antonio Rios of Chile.

Troops marching past the speaker's platform at ceremonies held in honor of Admiral Chester Nimitz on the Mall in Washington, D.C.

Troops marching past the speaker's platform at ceremonies honoring Admiral Chester Nimitz held in Washington, D.C.

The U.S. Navy band marching at ceremonies held in honor of Admiral Chester Nimitz on the Mall in Washington, D.C.

Admiral Chester Nimitz (right) with his wife, Catherine Nimitz, (center) and an unidentified person standing on the speaker's platform in front of a model battleship during ceremonies honoring Nimitz. The ceremony took place on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

Troops marching past the model battleship at the ceremonies held in honor of the return of Admiral Chester Nimitz after World War II.

Admiral Chester Nimitz (third from left) waving his hat to the crowd from the speaker's platform in front of a model battleship with his wife, Catherine Nimitz (center) and an unidentified person. They are attending an event on the Mall in Washington, D.C., honoring Nimtiz's return to the United States from World War II.

Admiral Chester Nimitz (third from left) shakes hands with an unidentified dignitary on the speaker's platform in front of a model battleship with his wife, Catherine Nimitz (center) looking on at ceremonies on the mall in Washington, D.C. honoring the Admiral.