Veterans

U.S. District Judge Albert A. Ridge shakes hands with his WWI Captain, former President Harry S. Truman. The occasion was just before the annual Armistice Day dinner of Battery D, at which "Captain Harry" was surprised with a $2,000 check for his memorial library. From: Houston Post.

Actor and World War II veterans Ronald Reagan speaks at an Air Force Association banquet. Others in the background are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman shakes hands with wounded veterans from the Washington area during a garden party at the White House. Over 800 veterans attended the event. President Truman is shaking hands with Army Nurse Lieutenant Joan Cruchacz. Standing in the receiving line from left to right: unidentified woman, Secretary of State James Byrnes, unidentified woman (partly obscured), President Truman, General Harry Vaughan, and Captain Clark Clifford. All others are unidentified.

Former President Harry S. Truman standing beside wreath in front of memorial to military personnel who gave their lives in Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, and Korean War. Photo taken during Thirty Fifth Division annual reunion, St. Joseph, Missouri.

Former President Harry S. Truman (center), walking in a parade with members at Battery D, Thirty Fifth Division reunion, in St. Joseph, Missouri. General Ralph Truman and Clifton "Sox" Sampson are left.

Former President Harry S. Truman at microphone smiling and speaking at a ceremony in front of memorial to military personnel who gave their lives in Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, and Korean War. Honor guard in background. General Ralph Truman, in civilian clothes, stands at attention at right. This is a Battery D reunion ceremony in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Robert C. Goodwin, Director of the U.S. Labor Department's Bureau of Employment Security, is seated in the center of the table. He is attending a dinner event associated with a VES (Veterans Employment Security?) conference held in Phoenix, Arizona at the Ramada Inn. According to Goodwin's appointment book, he was scheduled to speak at a dinner session on April 11, 1963. The conference was held on April 10-11, 1963. Others in view are not identified.

President Harry S. Truman (left) meets with Lyall T. Beggs, (right) Commander in Chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, highlighting the 49th annual VFW encampment held in St. Louis, Missouri. The other man is unidentified.

Group of five men are shown looking at a display as part of a Veterans of Foreign Wars convention held in Boston, Massachusetts August 28-September 2, 1955. Robert C. Goodwin of the U.S. Labor Department's Bureau of Employment Security is third from the left. The other men are not identified.

Event is identified as the VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) dinner for Congressional vets. According to Robert Goodwin's diary he attended and it was held at the Statler [Hotel] in the Presidential Room. Those in view are not identified.