Veterans

President Harry S. Truman (second from the right)at the gravesite of George Washington at Mount Vernon. President Truman had just placed a wreath on the tomb in celebration of Washington's birthday. There is an African-American guard to the left. General Harry Vaughan (in the long coat) is on the left. On the right is Louis Starr, Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman and unidentified men in the Battery D parade. Occasion is the 35th Division Reunion in Kansas City, Missouri in 1947. Same as 58-238.

President Harry S. Truman on the reviewing stand of the Thirty-Fifth Division Reunion parade in Kansas City, Missouri.

Breakfast given by President Harry S. Truman to Battery D, prior to his Inauguration. Original is oversized.

President Harry S. Truman signing S.J. Res. 72, which gives benefits to Korean war veterans, except the GI Bill of Rights. The Chief Executive asked Congress for the bill after hearing that a Veterans Administration hospital in Arizona had refused to admit a Korean War veteran because he had not served in an "official" war.

Senator Harry S. Truman at the Battery D Reunion dinner. Inscribed: "Best Wishes for your continued success from your Friend and Buddy, Ernest L. Schmidt."

Former President Harry S. Truman with unidentified veterans. He is carrying a Hawaiian lei and speaking to three veterans, one in a wheelchair wearing a Disabled American Veterans pin.

President Harry S. Truman (second from the left, front row) in parade with the 35th Division, Battery D. This parade was held during the 35th Division reunion in Kansas City, Missouri. Same as 59-1552.

President Harry S. Truman marching in a downtown street in Little Rock, Arkansas. From left to right: Frank Spina, Louis Johnson, President Truman, Sid McMath, and Harry Vaughan. Men walking with Truman are identified with Truman's own handwriting and the date, written at the bottom of the picture. President Truman was in Little Rock for the Twenty-ninth Annual Thirty-fifth Division Reunion.

Harry S. Truman and Sergeant Harry Kelley, inscribed: "To Capt. Harry, From Sgt. Harry Kelley."