Veterans

A group of unidentified men attend an American Legion dinner in Manila, Philippines.

J. Weldon Jones, second from left, sits with unidentified others at the head table during a meeting of the Philippine Department of the American Legion, Manila.

An unidentified man receives and award at a dinner hosted by the Philippine Department of the American Legion, Manila. Among those seated at the head table are Paul McNutt (seated, third from left) and J. Weldon Jones (fifth from right). All others are unidentified.

J. Weldon Jones, third from right, stands with others in his group saluting the flag of the United States during an American Legion meeting in Manila, Philippines.

Paul V. McNutt (fifth from right) and unidentified others salute during Armistice Day Ceremonies conducted by the Philippine Department of the American Legion, Philippines. Notice that the clock shows 11:00, the exact time of the armistice signing.

Marine Colonel Justice M. Chambers of Rockville, Maryland, holds his seven month old twins, Peter and Paul, while President Harry S. Truman (left) is shaking hands with one of the youngsters. President Truman has just awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor to Col. Chambers for gallantry at Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, February 19-22, 1945, during World War II. On the right is Mrs. Chambers and behind her is General Clifton B. Cates, Commandant of the Marine Corps. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman shakes the hand of a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient shown in a wheelchair, right center. Other recipients and guests can be seen looking on during the ceremony in the East Room of the White House. Numerous photographers are present directly behind the president. Press Secretary Charles Ross is standing by the candelabra next to the door in the background. First Lieutenant Cecil H. Bolton is seated second from left, front row.

President Harry S. Truman, center, decorates a soldier during a Congressional Medal of Honor presentation ceremony in the East Room of the White House, as other recipients and guests look on. In the background, standing directly in front of the candelabra, is Press Secretary Charles Ross. Standing in front of the flag, leaning over the table of medals is Major General Harry Vaughan. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (left) shakes hands and congratulates former United States Army Corporal Charles Farber of Altoona, Pennsylvania. Farber, pictured with his fiancée, Helen Baker, also of Altoona, Pennsylvania, is the once unknown Corporal "X" who saved the life of Medal of Honor winner Captain Raymond Harvey after Harvey had been critically wounded on the Korean battlefront.

Members of President Harry S. Truman's World War I unit, Battery D, 129th Field Artillery, march alongside his vehicle in the 1949 Inaugural Parade. President Truman is seated in the back of the car, facing toward the camera and waving. All others are unidentified. This photo came from an album of photos given to members of Battery D, 129th Field Artillery that attended the Inauguration of President Harry S. Truman.