Photograph
White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy (right) attends Memorial Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Commanding General of the Military District of Washington, Major General Paul A. Gavan, stands in center; Administrator of the Veterans Administration (VA), General John S. Gleason, stands at far right in foreground (back to camera); White House Secret Service agent, Ron Pontius, stands in background (behind President Kennedy). Military color guards line walkway leading up to the Arlington Memorial Amphitheater.