Military education

From left to right, Major General John W. Harmony, Commanding General of XV United States Army Corps Reserve; Major General Gilman C. Mudgett, Deputy Commanding General of 6th Army; and Major General Louis W. Truman, 4th Infantry Division and Fort Lewis Commander, walk between training stations at Fort Lewis, Washington. The generals were observing Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) cadets who were undergoing six-week summer training at Fort Lewis. All others are unidentified.

Colonel W. W. Bessell (right), newly appointed Dean of the Academy Board at West Point, talks with Tom Martin (left), Washington State Treasurer and Co-Chairman of the Association of the United States Army West Point Committee, and Major General Louis W. Truman (center).

Military cadets marching past the reviewing stand of the inaugural parade as President Dwight D. Eisenhower (in front of center left pillar) and Vice President Richard M. Nixon (in front of center right pillar) look on. All others unidentified.

Cadets from the Virginia Military Institute marching by the reviewing stands in the inaugural parade. President Dwight D. Eisenhower (in front of center left pillar) and Vice President Richard M. Nixon (in front of center right pillar) look on. Others are unidentified.

Interior view showing a group of unidentified young military recruits seated below a picture of Joseph Stalin. Identification of photograph reads: "The average Rumanian draft class totals between 120,000 and 145,000 young men. Photo shows recruits receiving instruction. (Note the Soviet type uniform.)" Illustration for publication "Imagini Militare" for January 1953.

Group of unidentified young Czech men taken during target practice. Two identifications with photo. (1) "Army education for the working youth in Ostromer near Koeniggraetz. Shooting instruction." and (2) "'Every citizen must become a good soldier so that in case of enemy invasion shots may be fired from every house and every tree' says the Czech Youth Newspaper. Photo shows young Czech workers at target practice."

Group of unidentified male youth seen practicing the throwing of hand grenades in a wooded area. Location identified as Ostromer near Koeniggraetz. Identification with photo reads: "Union of Czech Youth has over a million members. Here are some of them practicing throwing hand grenades."

Partial, exterior view of a young man in military training shown with a shot put. Identified as: "The throwing of hand-grenades and shot-putting are part of army education." Location probably Czechoslovakia. Illustration for publication "Svet V Obrazech" for July 26, 1952.

Exterior, near full body view of an unidentified woman and man apparently taken during look-out duty. Identified as: "Arms that protect peace. The girls and boys stand shoulder to shoulder. They are determined to protect their homes their workers' universities and their youth rest centers against the true enemy." Location believed to be Czechoslovakia. Illustration for publication "Svet V Obrazech" for July 26, 1952.

Believed to be photographs illustrating a story in a Czech publication, "Svet v Obrazech" for August 22, 1953. Includes men and women engaged in military training exercises. Identification on back of photograph is not in English and appears to be in the Czech language.