Veterans

J. Weldon Jones, third from right, stands with others in his group saluting the flag of the United States during an American Legion meeting in Manila, Philippines.

Paul V. McNutt (fifth from right) and unidentified others salute during Armistice Day Ceremonies conducted by the Philippine Department of the American Legion, Philippines. Notice that the clock shows 11:00, the exact time of the armistice signing.

Marine Colonel Justice M. Chambers of Rockville, Maryland, holds his seven month old twins, Peter and Paul, while President Harry S. Truman (left) is shaking hands with one of the youngsters. President Truman has just awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor to Col. Chambers for gallantry at Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, February 19-22, 1945, during World War II. On the right is Mrs. Chambers and behind her is General Clifton B. Cates, Commandant of the Marine Corps. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman shakes the hand of a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient shown in a wheelchair, right center. Other recipients and guests can be seen looking on during the ceremony in the East Room of the White House. Numerous photographers are present directly behind the president. Press Secretary Charles Ross is standing by the candelabra next to the door in the background. First Lieutenant Cecil H. Bolton is seated second from left, front row.

President Harry S. Truman, center, decorates a soldier during a Congressional Medal of Honor presentation ceremony in the East Room of the White House, as other recipients and guests look on. In the background, standing directly in front of the candelabra, is Press Secretary Charles Ross. Standing in front of the flag, leaning over the table of medals is Major General Harry Vaughan. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (left) shakes hands and congratulates former United States Army Corporal Charles Farber of Altoona, Pennsylvania. Farber, pictured with his fiancée, Helen Baker, also of Altoona, Pennsylvania, is the once unknown Corporal "X" who saved the life of Medal of Honor winner Captain Raymond Harvey after Harvey had been critically wounded on the Korean battlefront.

Members of President Harry S. Truman's World War I unit, Battery D, 129th Field Artillery, march alongside his vehicle in the 1949 Inaugural Parade. President Truman is seated in the back of the car, facing toward the camera and waving. All others are unidentified. This photo came from an album of photos given to members of Battery D, 129th Field Artillery that attended the Inauguration of President Harry S. Truman.

Members of President Harry S. Truman's World War I unit, Battery D, 129th Field Artillery, march alongside his vehicle in the 1949 Inaugural Parade. All are unidentified. This photo came from an album of photos given to members of Battery D, 129th Field Artillery that attended the Inauguration of President Harry S. Truman.

President Harry S. Truman (center, wearing armband) marches with members of his World War I unit during the 35th Division Reunion Parade in Omaha, Nebraska. His World War I comrade Frank Spina holds the banner for their unit, Battery D. Marching in line behind President Truman are, from left to right: unidentified military officer, General Harry Vaughan, Eddie McKim, Admiral Robert Dennison, General Robert Landry, and General Wallace Graham. In the next row, visible between Mr. McKim and Admiral Dennison, is Monsignor L. Curtis Tiernan.

President Harry Truman (center, in two-tone shoes) marches in a parade with members of his World War I unit, Battery D, 129th Field Artillery, 35th Division, during the 35th Division Reunion in Omaha, Nebraska. Also present is Frank Spina (left of Mr. Truman, holding banner and wearing hat). In the line of military officers behind President Truman are, from left to right: unidentified; General Harry Vaughan, Eddie McKim, Admiral Robert Dennison, General Robert Landry, and General Wallace Graham. All others are unidentified.