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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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As part of Memorial Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, President John F. Kennedy (at left, assisted by Sergeant Allen Eldredge) carries a wreath to place at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, on the steps of the Arlington Memorial Amphitheater. Standing behind President Kennedy (L-R): 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; Commanding General of the Military District of Washington, Major General Paul A. Gavan; unidentified.
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United States Air Force and United States Navy aircraft perform a missing man flyover during graveside services in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy. Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.