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Truman at the National Guard Memorial

From left to right: General Lyman L. Lemnitzer, Chief of Staff, United States Army; former Senator Edward Martin, Pennsylvania and former President of the National Guard Association of the United States; Governor Robert B. Meyner, New Jersey; Hugh Milton, Undersecretary of the Army; Major General Ellard A. Walsh, past President of the Association; Major General William H. Harrison, Jr., President of the Association; Former President Harry S. Truman; Major General Milton A.

Truman at the National Guard Memorial

From left to right: General Lyman L. Lemnitzer, Chief of Staff, United States Army; former Senator Edward Martin, Pennsylvania; Governor Robert B. Meyner, New Jersey; Mr. Hugh Milton, Undersecretary of the Army; Major General Ellard A. Walsh; Major General William H. Harrison, Jr.; Former President Harry S. Truman; Major General Milton A. Reckford, Adjutant General of Maryland; Governor J. Caleb Boggs, Delaware; Mr. Malcolm A. MacIntyre, Undersecretary of the Air Force, at the dedication of the National Guard Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Truman with Battery "C" Color Guard

Former President Harry S. Truman poses with four veterans of World War I who served in the 129th Field Artillery Battalion under the command of Truman when he was a captain. They are shown at the dedication of a $2 million National Guard Memorial Building in Washington, D.C. Left to right are: Sergeant Eddie Meisburger; Corporal Ed P. Downey; Former President Harry S. Truman; Corporal Frank F. Kunz; and Colonel Arthur H. Bell, all from Kansas City, Missouri. (See 66-8429.)