Armed forces officers

Brazilian Major General Newton Estillac Leal (left) greets guests at a reception held in his honor at the Officers' Club at Fort McNair. Also present is Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (second from left). All others are unidentified.

Movie comedian Joe E. Brown (front row, second from left) sits with United States Army and Navy officials and veterans at a reception at the Seattle, Washington Port of Embarkation. The reception honored 1,500 returning United States Army soldiers from combat duty in Korea. All others are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (left) gives a gift to an unidentified Brazilian armed forces officer (right) at a reception at Fort McNair held in honor of the visit of the Brazilian Minister of War, Major General Newton Estillac Leal (second from left). Others in the background are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (left) gives a gift to an unidentified Brazilian armed forces officer (right) at a reception held in honor of the visit of the Brazilian Minister of War, Major General Newton Estillac Leal (second from left, mostly obscured). The reception was held at the Officers' Club at Fort McNair. Others in the background are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (left) gives a gift to an unidentified Brazilian armed forces officer (right) at a reception held in honor of the visit of the Brazilian Minister of War, Major General Newton Estillac Leal. The reception was held at the Officers' Club at Fort McNair. Others in the background are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (second from left) greets an unidentified man in the receiving line during a reception held in honor of the visiting Brazilian Minister of War, Major General Newton Estillac Leal (left). The reception took place at the Officers' Club at Fort McNair. All others are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (left) gives a gift to an unidentified Brazilian armed forces officer (right) at a reception held in honor of the visit of the Brazilian Minister of War, Major General Newton Estillac Leal (center, partly obscured). The reception was held at the Officers' Club at Fort McNair. Others in the background are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (left) talks with Sergeant Lawrence Ray (front row, right), a decorated United States Army solider who fought in Korea. Sergeant Ray was among 1,500 other soldiers who returned to a reception at the Seattle, Washington Port of Embarkation. Also present is Lieutenant General Albert Wedemeyer, Commanding General of the Sixth Army. All others are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (second from left) sits with armed forces officers, veterans, and other dignitaries at a reception for 1,500 soldiers returning to the United States after combat duty in Korea. The reception took place at the Seattle, Washington Port of Embarkation. Also present is the Commanding General of the Sixth Army, Albert C. Wedemeyer (second from right). All others are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (left) gives a gift to an unidentified Brazilian armed forces officer (right) at a reception at Fort McNair held in honor of the visit of the Brazilian Minister of War, Major General Newton Estillac Leal (center). Others in the background are unidentified.