Military ceremonies, honors, and salutes

Expansive, exterior view of Czech militia on review on the Letna-Plateau in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Labeled with photo: "In addition to Czech Army there are nearly 110,000 Security Troops and 150,000 Czech Militia. Photo shows Security Troops and Militia parading in Prague."

Exterior view of Czech infantry in review, exact location unknown. Identification with photograph: "Czechoslovakia maintains fully trained Divisions. Photo shows Czech infantry." Illustration in "Svet v Obrazech" for May 16, 1953.

President Harry S. Truman (front row, second from left) awards the Congressional Medal of Honor to World War II veteran Colonel Justice M. Chambers, United States Marine Corps Reserve for gallant action on Iwo Jima, February, 1945. Also present is Secretary of Defense George Marshall (front row, left). Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (front, second from left, holding paper) stands outside the White House with Colonel Justice M. Chambers of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve and his family, on the occasion of Colonel Chambers receiving the Medal of Honor. Also present is Secretary of Defense George Marshall (front row, left). Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (front row, second from left) awards the Congressional Medal of Honor to World War II veteran Colonel Justice M. Chambers, United States Marine Corps Reserve for gallant action on Iwo Jima, February, 1945. Also present is Secretary of Defense George Marshall (front row, left). Others are unidentified.

Dignitaries with President Harry S. Truman on the reviewing stand during the Armed Forces Day parade. From left to right: Secretary of the Army Frank Pace, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson, President Truman, Admiral William Leahy, and Deputy Secretary of Defense Stephen Early. In the center in the second row is Attorney General J. Howard McGrath. All others are unidentified.

Scene of soldiers marching past the reviewing stand at Armed Forces Day parade. Seated in the first row of the reviewing stand, from left to right: unidentified man, Secretary of the Army Frank Pace, General Dwight Eisenhower, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson, President Harry S. Truman, Admiral William Leahy, and Deputy Secretary of Defense Stephen Early. All others are unidentified.

Scene of uniformed men and women holding American flags marching past the reviewing stand in the Armed Forces Day Parade. Seated in the first row of the reviewing stand, from left to right: unidentified man, Secretary of the Army Frank Pace, General Dwight Eisenhower, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson, President Harry S. Truman, Admiral William Leahy, and Deputy Secretary of Defense Stephen Early. All others are unidentified.

Scene of military band marching past the reviewing stand in the Armed Forces Day Parade. Seated in the first row of the reviewing stand, from left to right: unidentified man, Secretary of the Army Frank Pace, General Dwight Eisenhower, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson, President Harry S. Truman, Admiral William Leahy, and Deputy Secretary of Defense Stephen Early. All others are unidentified.

Street scene of marching band playing in the Armed Forces Day Parade.