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President Harry S. Truman Presents Medal of Honor

President Harry S. Truman stands with Korean War veterans after presenting each of them the Congressional Medal of Honor in the Oval Office at the White House. From left to right: Senator Earle Clements of Kentucky (partly obscured); Senator Hugh Butler of Nebraska; Governor Lawrence Wetherby of Kentucky; First Lieutenant Carl Dodd, Kenvir, Kentucky; President Truman; Sergeant John A. Pittman, Carrolton, Mississippi; Master Sergeant Ernest R. Kouma, Dwight, Nebraska; and Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall. Others in the background are unidentified.

Soviet Armed Forces Parading in Moscow Red Square

Extended view of Red Square located in Moscow, Russia. Military units are shown in parade formation. Identification reads: "The Soviet Union has at least 175 fully trained divisions under arms. Photo shows a fraction of these marching through Red Square." Typed on the back of the photograph is two paragraphs titled "Highway to Peace" which give a brief explanation of the United States and Soviet Union views on peace keeping after World War II.