Military ceremonies, honors, and salutes

The wives and honored guests, with umbrellas over their heads, watch the parade following the presentation of medals to their husbands by Assistant Secretary of Defense Paul Griffith during his visit to Bolivia.

President Harry S. Truman, other dignitaries, and wounded soldiers in wheelchairs review the Nisei (Japanese-American) 442nd Regimental Combat Team.

Dignitaries observe President Harry S. Truman speaking before a microphone during his review of the Nisei (Japanese-American) 442nd Regimental Combat Team.

President Harry S. Truman accompanied by other dignitaries during their review of the Nisei (Japanese-American) 442nd Regimental Combat Team.

President Harry S. Truman and military dignitaries on the reviewing stand watching the District of Columbia military police. President Truman's military aide, Harry Vaughan, seated in the front row, second from right. Others are unidentified.

The Nisei (Japanese-American) 442nd Regimental Combat Team marching past President Harry S. Truman and other dignitaries as they are reviewed.

President Harry S. Truman (center) decorates the colors of the Nisei (Japanese-American) 442nd Regimental Combat Team as other dignitaries look on.

President Harry S. Truman walking past troops standing at attention during his review of the Nisei (Japanese-American) 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Others in photo are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (front row, left, in long overcoat) and other dignitaries standing in the rain, reviewing the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, the Nisei (Japanese-American) regiment.

President Harry S. Truman (front row, left), Secretary of War Robert Patterson (front row, second from left), and other unidentified dignitaries saluting during the President's review of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, the Nisei (Japanese-American) regiment.