Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29265
President John F. Kennedy walks towards the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Victor Emmanuel Monument (“Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II”) in Rome, Italy. Two members of the Italian military police (Carabinieri) walk in front of the President, carrying a wreath to lay at the tomb on his behalf. Walking behind Carabinieri (L-R): unidentified military officer (in back, wearing white); Italian Chief of Protocol, Angelo Corrias; unidentified military officer; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Italian Minister of Defense, Giulio Andreotti; President Kennedy; Chief of the Italian Defense Staff, General Aldo Rossi. A line of Italian military personnel stand at attention in background.