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President John F. Kennedy walks with Major General Paul A. Gavan, Commanding General of the Military District of Washington, as part of Veterans Day ceremonies. Persons walking behind President Kennedy include: John S. Gleason, Administrator of Veterans Affairs; Under Secretary of the Navy Paul B. “Red” Fay; Thomas Stirling, National Commander of the Legion of Valor; Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President Colonel Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell T. Shepard; and White House Secret Service Agent Floyd Boring. Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
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President John F. Kennedy participates in a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier as part of Veterans Day remembrances. President Kennedy stands with Major General Paul A. Gavan, Commanding General of the Military District of Washington. Standing behind the President (L-R): John S. Gleason, Administrator of Veterans Affairs; Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President Colonel Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell T. Shepard; and Thomas Stirling, National Commander of the Legion of Valor. Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
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President John F. Kennedy attends a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier as part of Veterans Day remembrances. President Kennedy stands with Major General Paul A. Gavan, Commanding General of the Military District of Washington. Standing behind the President (L-R): John S. Gleason, Administrator of Veterans Affairs; Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President Colonel Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell T. Shepard; and Thomas Stirling, National Commander of the Legion of Valor. Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
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President John F. Kennedy participates in Veterans Day ceremonies. President Kennedy stands with Major General Paul A. Gavan, Commanding General of the Military District of Washington. Standing behind the President (L-R): John S. Gleason, Administrator of Veterans Affairs; Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President Colonel Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell T. Shepard; and Thomas Stirling, National Commander of the Legion of Valor. Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
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President John F. Kennedy participates in a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier as part of Veterans Day remembrances. President Kennedy stands with Major General Paul A. Gavan, Commanding General of the Military District of Washington. Standing behind the President (L-R): John S. Gleason, Administrator of Veterans Affairs; Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President Colonel Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell T. Shepard; and Thomas Stirling, National Commander of the Legion of Valor. Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers a speech as part of the Veterans Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
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President John F. Kennedy participates in a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier as part of Veterans Day remembrances. President Kennedy stands with Major General Paul A. Gavan, Commanding General of the Military District of Washington. Standing behind the President (L-R): Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President Colonel Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell T. Shepard; and Thomas Stirling, National Commander of the Legion of Valor. Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
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President John F. Kennedy lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, as part of Veterans Day ceremonies.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks as part of Veterans Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Persons sitting on the stage behind President Kennedy include: Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Thomas Stirling, National Commander of the Legion of Valor; Representative Olin E. Teague (Texas); Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton; George W. Ball, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs; General Thomas D. White; Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer; John S. Gleason, Administrator of Veterans Affairs; Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup; and Under Secretary of the Navy Paul B. “Red” Fay.
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President John F. Kennedy attends Veterans Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Walking next to President Kennedy is Major General Paul A. Gavan, Commanding General of the Military District of Washington. Following President Kennedy are Under Secretary of the Navy Paul B. “Red” Fay; Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President Colonel Godfrey T. McHugh; and Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell T. Shepard.
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Following Memorial Day Ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, President John F. Kennedy visits the grave of Lieutenant James Forrestal, first Secretary of Defense of the United States and former Secretary of the Navy. Former U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, Grant Stockdale, stands at far left. Arlington, Virginia.
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President John F. Kennedy and others listen to a bugle player during Memorial Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Administrator of the Veterans Administration (VA), General John S. Gleason (face obscured), and former United States Ambassador to Ireland, Grant Stockdale, stand right of bugler; United States Navy seamen stand at left in background.
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President John F. Kennedy (center) shakes hands with General Maxwell D. Taylor, following Memorial Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Standing on walkway in center group (L-R): former United States Ambassador to Ireland, Grant Stockdale; General Taylor; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard; the President; Commanding General of the Military District of Washington, Major General Paul A. Gavan; Assistant Press Secretary, Malcolm Kilduff; Administrator of the Veterans Administration (VA), General John S. Gleason. White House Secret Service agent, Bob Foster, stands beside car at right. Arlington Memorial Amphitheater in visible in background at left.
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President John F. Kennedy and others stand at attention during Memorial Day ceremonies at Arlington National Ceremony; as part of the ceremonies, President Kennedy placed a wreath (at left) at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Entrance to the Arlington Memorial Amphitheater, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
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President John F. Kennedy and others stand at attention in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, during Memorial Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Left to right: President Kennedy; Commanding General of the Military District of Washington, Major General Paul A. Gavan; General Maxwell D. Taylor; Administrator of the Veterans Administration (VA), General John S. Gleason; former United States Ambassador to Ireland, Grant Stockdale; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; unidentified. U.S. Navy seamen stand at left in background.
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President John F. Kennedy (right) and others listen to a bugle player during Memorial Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia; as part of the ceremonies, President Kennedy placed a wreath (at left) at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Commanding General of the Military District of Washington, Major General Paul A. Gavan (face obscured), stands right of President Kennedy; US Naval seamen stand in center. White House Correspondent for the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), Sander Vanocur, stands at left in background.
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As part of Memorial Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, President John F. Kennedy (at right, assisted by Sergeant Allen Eldredge) places a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Photographers and reporters observe. Arlington, Virginia.
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President John F. Kennedy attends Memorial Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Commanding General of the Military District of Washington, Major General Paul A. Gavan, walks next to President Kennedy (wearing white uniform); White House Secret Service agent, Ron Pontius, walks in front of the President (at left).
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Officials and foreign dignitaries attend graveside services in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy; honor guard pallbearers lift the casket flag. Those pictured include: President of Germany, Heinrich Lübke; President of France, General Charles de Gaulle; Chancellor of West Germany, Ludwig Erhard; Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie; President of the Philippines, Diosdado Macapagal; President of South Korea, Chung Hee Park; Queen Frederika of Greece; King Baudouin of Belgium; Prince Bertil of Sweden; Minister of Foreign Affairs of France, Maurice Couve de Murville; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of France, General Charles Ailleret; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium, Paul-Henri Spaak; Ambassador of the Philippines, Carlos P. Rómulo; Senator George A. Smathers (Florida); Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.; U.S. Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk; White House doorman, Preston Bruce. Pallbearers include: Lance Corporal Jerry J. Diamond (USMC), Yeoman George A. Barnum (USCG), Lieutenant Samuel R. Bird (U.S. Army), Seaman Hubert Clark (USN), Sergeant James L. Felder (U.S. Army), Lance Corporal Timothy F. Cheek (USMC), Sergeant Richard E. Gaudreau (USAF), Seaman Larry B. Smith (USN), and Corporal Douglas A. Mayfield (U.S. Army). Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
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Officials and foreign dignitaries attend graveside services in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy; honor guard pallbearers lift the casket flag. Those pictured include: President of Germany, Heinrich Lübke; President of France, General Charles de Gaulle; Chancellor of West Germany, Ludwig Erhard; Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie; President of the Philippines, Diosdado Macapagal; President of South Korea, Chung Hee Park; Queen Frederika of Greece; King Baudouin of Belgium; Minister of Foreign Affairs of France, Maurice Couve de Murville; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of France, General Charles Ailleret; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium, Paul-Henri Spaak; Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.; Senator George A. Smathers (Florida); U.S. Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, Walter W. Heller; White House doorman, Preston Bruce. Pallbearers include: Lance Corporal Jerry J. Diamond (USMC), Yeoman George A. Barnum (USCG), Lieutenant Samuel R. Bird (U.S. Army), Seaman Hubert Clark (USN), Sergeant James L. Felder (U.S. Army), Lance Corporal Timothy F. Cheek (USMC), Sergeant Richard E. Gaudreau (USAF), Seaman Larry B. Smith (USN), and Corporal Douglas A. Mayfield (U.S. Army). Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
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Members of the Kennedy family and others attend graveside services in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy; honor guard pallbearers lift the casket flag. Those pictured include: Jacqueline Kennedy; Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy; Eunice Kennedy Shriver; Patricia Kennedy Lawford; Jean Kennedy Smith; Sydney Lawford; Senator Edward M. Kennedy (Massachusetts); Peter Lawford; Joseph P. Kennedy, II; President Lyndon B. Johnson; King Baudouin of Belgium; President of South Korea, Chung Hee Park; Queen Frederika of Greece; Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); former Social Secretary to Jacqueline Kennedy, Letitia Baldrige; Special Assistant to President Kennedy, Kenneth P. O’Donnell; White House Secret Service agents, Paul A. Burns and Toby Chandler. Honor guard pallbearers stands at left, including: Lance Corporal Timothy F. Cheek (USMC), Sergeant Richard E. Gaudreau (USAF), Seaman Larry B. Smith (USN), and Corporal Douglas A. Mayfield (U.S. Army). Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
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Officials and foreign dignitaries attend graveside services in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy; honor guard pallbearers lift the casket flag. Those pictured include: President of Germany, Heinrich Lübke; President of France, General Charles de Gaulle; Chancellor of West Germany, Ludwig Erhard; Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie; President of the Philippines, Diosdado Macapagal; President of South Korea, Chung Hee Park; Queen Frederika of Greece; King Baudouin of Belgium; Prime Minister of Sweden, Tage Erlander; Minister of Foreign Affairs of France, Maurice Couve de Murville; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of France, General Charles Ailleret; Senator George A. Smathers (Florida); Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.; U.S. Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; U.S. Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk; former Social Secretary to Jacqueline Kennedy, Letitia Baldrige; Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, Walter W. Heller; White House doorman, Preston Bruce. Pallbearers include: Lance Corporal Jerry J. Diamond (USMC), Yeoman George A. Barnum (USCG), Lieutenant Samuel R. Bird (U.S. Army), Seaman Hubert Clark (USN), Sergeant James L. Felder (U.S. Army), Lance Corporal Timothy F. Cheek (USMC), Sergeant Richard E. Gaudreau (USAF), Seaman Larry B. Smith (USN), and Corporal Douglas A. Mayfield (U.S. Army). Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
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Officials and foreign dignitaries attend graveside services in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy; honor guard pallbearers fold the casket flag. Those pictured include: Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, Richard Cardinal Cushing; President of France, General Charles de Gaulle; Chancellor of West Germany, Ludwig Erhard; Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie; President of the Philippines, Diosdado Macapagal; President of South Korea, Chung Hee Park; Queen Frederika of Greece; King Baudouin of Belgium; Prince Gholam-Reza Pahlavi of Iran; Secretary-General of the Presidency of France, Étienne Burin des Roziers; Minister of Foreign Affairs of France, Maurice Couve de Murville; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of France, General Charles Ailleret; White House doorman, Preston Bruce. Pallbearers include: Lance Corporal Jerry J. Diamond (USMC), Yeoman George A. Barnum (USCG), Lieutenant Samuel R. Bird (U.S. Army), Seaman Hubert Clark (USN), Sergeant James L. Felder (U.S. Army), Lance Corporal Timothy F. Cheek (USMC), Sergeant Richard E. Gaudreau (USAF), Seaman Larry B. Smith (USN), and Corporal Douglas A. Mayfield (U.S. Army). Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
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View of graveside services in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy. Members of the Kennedy family, officials, and dignitaries observe; Irish Army cadets march in center. Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
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View of graveside services in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy; members of the Kennedy family, officials, and dignitaries observe. Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.