Wreath laying ceremonies

President Harry S. Truman, at left, at Memorial Day services honoring the war dead at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

President Harry S. Truman placing a wreath at George Washington's tomb at Mount Vernon.

President Harry S. Truman placing a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

From left to right: Harry Vaughan, unidentified, President Harry S. Truman, Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman, unidentified, and General Robert Landry at the Lincoln Memorial for a wreath-laying ceremony. The gentleman on the right might be Robert Landry. From the Harry S. Truman Scrapbook.

The President of France, Vincent Auriol places a wreath at Lafayette Park in memory of the Marquis de Lafayette, the French nobleman and officer who assisted the United States during the American Revolution. From the Department of State Album: "Visit of His Excellency, Vincent Auriol, President of the French Republic to the United States of America, March 28 to April 4, 1951"

The revolution begins with the placing of a wreath on the monument of the liberator, Simon Bolivar during the Second Inter American Statistical Institute Meeting in Bogota, Colombia. Note determined expressions on faces of leaders on front row. Dr. Stuart A. Rice is standing in front row. Others are unidentified.

Laying of the wreath at the monument of Simon Bolivar during the Second Inter American Statistical Institute Meeting in Bogota, Colombia. Halbert L. Dunn and Stuart A. Rice are standing on the left. Others are unidentified.

Major General Robert Landry (fourth from right) attends a memorial service while attending the Air Force Association Convention in San Francisco, California. Others are unidentified.

Major General Robert Landry (back to camera) salutes a wreath he presented at an Air Force memorial service at the Air Force Association Convention in San Francisco, California. Others are unidentified.

Former President Harry S. Truman, center, surrounded by people, paying his respects at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris, France. He has just laid a wreath at the tomb.