Veterans

Former President Harry S. Truman (center) with Eugene Donnelly (left) and Edward Meisburger (right) at the Truman home. Mr. Truman presented the men with watches for 50 years of service to Battery D, 35th Division.

President Harry S. Truman in the oval office receiving the official insignia of the Blinded Veterans Association. L to R: Lloyd M. Greenwood, Harrison King, James W. Hope, Raymond Frey, Byrum S. Shumway, President Truman, Irving P. Schloss, Robert Pistel, Peter J. McKenna, Jr., and John F. Brady.

President Harry S. Truman (standing at podium) addresses the crowd gathered for the Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. Also in attendance is Secretary of Defense Kenneth Royall (third row, seated next to woman in hat), and General Wallace Graham (back row). Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (standing at podium) prepares to address the crowd gathered for the Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. Also in attendance is Secretary of Defense Kenneth Royall (third row, seated next to woman in hat), General Wallace Graham, and Captain Robert Dennison (seated, back row, left to right). Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (standing at the podium) speaks during the Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. Also in attendance is Secretary of Defense Kenneth Royall (third row, seated next to woman in hat). Seated in the back row are (left to right) Colonel Robert Landy, General Wallace Graham, and Captain Robert Dennison. Others are unidentified.

A view of the podium and the seated dignitaries at Arlington National Cemetery where President Harry S. Truman will make a speech for Memorial Day. Seated in the third row next to the woman wearing the hat is Secretary of Defense Kenneth Royall. Seated on the left of Mr. Royall is President Truman. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman, wearing a black arm band, posed for a group photo with seven other dignitaries. They are attending the 35th Division reunion in Kansas City. Left to right are: Unidentified, General Harry Vaughan, Admiral William Leahy, General Ralph Truman, unidentified, President Truman, Dr. Wallace H. Graham, and General Dwight D. Eisenhower. From: Truman Home.

President Harry S. Truman (second from right) lays a wreath at the tomb of George Washington at Mount Vernon in commemoration of Washington's birthday. Louis Starr, Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, is at far right. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (second from right) places a wreath at the tomb of George Washington at Mt. Vernon in commemoration of Washington's birthday. Louis Starr, Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, is at far right. Others are unidentified.

Portrait of a laughing President Harry S. Truman taken during an unidentified 35th Division annual reunion. Donor: Nicholas Georgieff, photographer for the 35th Division.