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Armed Forces Day Parade

The Coast Guard Colors pass the President's box in the Armed Forces Day Parade. In the President's box, from left to right, are: Rear Admiral Robert L. Dennison, Naval Aide to President Truman; Brigadier General Morris J. Lee, United States Air Force, in charge of Armed Forces Day Parade; President Harry S. Truman; Major General Harry Vaughan, Military Aide to President Truman; and Major General Robert B. Landry, Air Force Aide to President Truman. From: Harry H. Vaughan.

Jefferson Memorial

President Harry S. Truman (foreground, center) watches as the Army and Air Force aides carry a wreath up the steps of the Jefferson Memorial. Truman is placing the wreath at the Memorial to mark the 209th anniversary of Thomas Jefferson's birth. Others in photo are unidentified. From: H.H. Vaughan.

Truman with Generals at Aberdeen Proving Ground

President Harry S. Truman in front of a train at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. Foreground, from left to right: Major General Edward E. MacMorland, Commander of Aberdeen; Major General Elbert L. Ford, Chief of Ordnance (behind MacMorland); Secretary of the Army Frank Pace; President Truman; General J. Lawton Collins, Chief of Staff; General Harry Vaughan (obscured by Collins). From: Harry H. Vaughan.

Truman and generals viewing Armed Forces Day parade

President Harry S. Truman and others viewing the Armed Forces Day. From left to right: Secretary of Defense General George C. Marshall; Major General Douglas L. Waert, Commander, Ft. Belvoir; President Harry S. Truman; Major General Thomas W. Herren, Commander of the Military District of Washington; Major General Harry Vaughan, military aide. Others are unidentified. From: Harry H. Vaughan.