Armed forces officers

James Boyd of Colorado, who has been nominated to head the Bureau of Mines. From: Beth Gore.

General Omar Bradley, head of the Veteran's Administration, at the White House for a conference with President Truman. General Bradley is mentioned for the Chief of Staff post of the U. S. Army when General Dwight D. Eisenhower resigns. From: Beth Gore

General Omar Bradley, speaking as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, appealing to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for early ratification of the North Atlantic Treaty. From: Beth Gore

General Omar Bradley, new Veterans Administrator, is shown being greeted by Senator Robert Wagner, New York, Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee. From: Beth Gore

Official U.S. Army photo of Lieutenant General Omar N. Bradley. From: Beth Gore

Veterans Administrator, General Omar Bradley, announces at a press conference a three month campaign to reinstate veteran's low-cost government life insurance policies. From: Beth Gore

Chief of Staff General Omar Bradley pictured here as he appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee. The General is shown at charts as he testified before the committee. From: Beth Gore

Major General Henry Wager Halleck, General in Chief of the Army, 1862-1864.

President Harry S. Truman (with glasses) and Capt. Henrik Kurt Carlsen (front, right) hold and look at the VFW Distinguished Citizenship citation at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Congressional Dinner at the Statler Hotel in Washington, D.C. In the background, left to right are John S. Fine, Governor of Pennsylvania; Brigadier General Robert Landry; unidentified; Major General Harry Vaughan; unidentified. This photo was sent to President Truman by Omar Ketchum, Director, Legislative Service, Veterans of Foreign Wars.

President Harry S. Truman gives a speech at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Congressional Dinner at the Statler Hotel in Washington D.C. Pictured at the table are (L to R) Secretary of the Army Frank Pace, Jr., Governor John S. Fine (Pennsylvania), Captain Henrik Kurt Carlsen, Brig. Gen. Robert B. Landry (Presidential Aide), President Truman (center), Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan (Military Aide to the President), Omar B. Ketchum (VFW National Legislative Director), and Hon. Tom Clark (Associate Justice, Supreme Court). Sent to President Truman by Omar Ketchum.