Historical Military Ceremonies

Images depicting various military ceremonies, including wreath-laying and arrival ceremonies, featuring military officials and dignitaries.

010126-D-9880W-018. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SC-88-03504. Base: Fort Belvoir State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An honor guard assists President Ronald Reagan during a Memorial Day wreath laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Arrival ceremony for Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez, President of Chile, 11:15AM. Arrival ceremonies for President of Chile, Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez. Standing on reviewing platform (L-R): President Alessandri Rodríguez; President John F. Kennedy; U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball; Ambassador of Chile, Walter Müller; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Standing in group left of platform: Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Chairman of the Citizens Committee of the District of Columbia, Edgar Morris; Robin Chandler Duke. Standing behind platform: U.S. State Department interpreter, Fernando van Reigersberg; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. Jerry Behn; Special Assistant to President Kennedy, John J. McNally. The Executive Office Building is visible at left in background

MAJ. GEN. James G. Andrus, Third Air Force Commander, renders a salute, along with COL. Edward J. Atkins, 774th Air Base Group Commander, during the inactivation ceremony. Base: Raf Chicksands Country: England / Great Britain (ENG)

Memorial Day Ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, 10:50AM. 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.

Arrival ceremony for Sylvanus Olympio, President of Togo, 11:00AM. Arrival ceremonies for President of Togo, Sylvanus Olympio. Front row of reviewing platform (L-R): President Olympio; President John F. Kennedy. Back two rows on platform (L-R): Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (face partially hidden); Under Secretary of State, George Ball (behind President Kennedy); US Ambassador to Togo, Leon B. Poullada (face partially hidden); Togolese Ambassador to the United States, Dr. André Akakpo. Standing left of platform, in front row (L-R): Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs of Togo, Dr. Hospice Coco; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa. Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard, stands behind platform (saluting). Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.

DN-ST-89-07386. Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Arrival ceremonies for Abdirashid Ali Shermarke, Prime Minister of the Somali Republic, 11:45AM. Arrival ceremonies for Prime Minister of the Somali Republic, Dr. Abdirashid Ali Shermarke; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke, stands on reviewing platform at left. Also pictured: Military Aide to President John F. Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Chief of White House Police, Major Ralph C. Smokey Stover. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.

Members of a color guard unit observe a moment of silence during ceremonies prior to the start of the National Victory Celebration which is being held in honor of the Allied forces' liberation of Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010126-D-9880W-018. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Vice President George H. W. Bush, in dark civilian clothes, and ADM Thomas B. Hayward, center, chief of naval operations, are among the distinguished guests and officers standing on the speaker's platform during the commissioning ceremony aboard the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine USS OHIO (SSBN-726). Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

930512-D-9880W-193. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

930411-D-9880W-006. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

LTC Donald M. Roeder, left, and COL Thomas E. Schaefer wave to the waiting crowd before disembarking from the plane. Roeder and Schaefer are two former Iranian hostages that are en route home after being released. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President William Jefferson Clinton greets military and civilian dignitaries following his speech on the issue of base closure. Base: Naval Air Station, Alameda State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-89-08571. Base: Nettuno Country: Italy (ITA)

Trip to Europe: Germany, West Berlin: President Kennedy arrives at Tegel Airport. President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks during his arrival ceremony at Tegel Airport in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic); Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt (mostly obscured), and Director of Radio in the American Sector (RIAS) in Berlin and translator for President Kennedy, Robert Lochner, stand right of the President. Also pictured: Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer; Chairman of the Committee to Strengthen the Security of the Free World, General Lucius D. Clay; U.S. Commandant in Berlin, Major General James H. Polk; British Commandant in Berlin, Major General David Peel Yates; President of the Berlin House of Representatives, Otto Bach; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Gerhard Schröder; Special Counsel to President Kennedy, Theodore C. Sorensen; French Commandant in Berlin, Major General Edouard Toulouse; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Milita

Vice President Al Gore shakes hands with Admiral Bruce DeMars, USN, Director Naval Nuclear Propulsion during the christneing ceremony of the Nimitz class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier John C. Stennis (CVN-74) at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Corporation. To the Admiral's left is Secretary of the Navy John H. Dalton. To the left, beyond the Vice President, is Admiral Henry H. Mauz, Jr, USN, Commander in CHIEF of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet. Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

An Air Force officer speaks to a family member at the full honors funeral for GEN Nathan Twining, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF from 1957-1960, at the Arlington National Cemetery. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Bob Hope and joint-service officers leave the cemetery after the funeral of GEN Omar Bradley. Base: Arlington National Cemetery State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Trip to Bermuda: arrival at Kindley Air Force Base, Bermuda, 12:55PM. President John F. Kennedy (holding hat) inspects troops upon his arrival in Bermuda from Palm Beach, Florida. Governor of Bermuda Major General Sir Julian Gascoigne walks at left (wearing red coat). Kindley Air Force Base, St. David's Island, Bermuda.

DF-ST-86-10470. Base: Newburgh State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010614-D-9880W-002. State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of the Navy H. Lawrence Garrett III takes part in a memorial service at the Cenotaph Memorial during ceremonies commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea. Base: Hobart State: Tasmania Country: Australia(AUS)

Jimmy Carter and King Hassan II review troops during arrival ceremony for the King of Morocco. circa 11/14/1978.

Arrival ceremonies for Abdirashid Ali Shermarke, Prime Minister of the Somali Republic, 11:45AM. Arrival ceremonies for Prime Minister of the Somali Republic, Dr. Abdirashid Ali Shermarke. Standing on reviewing platform (L-R): Prime Minister Shermarke; President John F. Kennedy; Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Somali Republic, Abdullahi Issa Mohamud; Ambassador of the Somali Republic, Dr. Omar Mohallim Mohamed (mostly hidden); U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Henry J. Tasca (face obscured); U.S. State Department interpreter, Neil Seidenman. Also pictured: Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Chief of White House Police, Major Ralph C. Smokey Stover. The Execut

Presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to Gen. Thomas D. White, 11:42AM. Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Thomas D. White delivers remarks upon receiving the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM). (L-R) Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert, President John F. Kennedy, Air Force Aide to the President Colonel Godfrey T. McHugh (partially hidden behind the microphone), Senator Barry M. Goldwater (Arizona), General White, Chief of Staff of the United States Navy Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, General Curtis LeMay (in back), two unidentified officers, and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.

Arrival ceremonies for Konrad Adenauer, Chancellor of West Germany, 10:45AM. President John F. Kennedy walks with Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Konrad Adenauer, during arrival ceremonies in honor of Chancellor Adenauer. Also pictured: interpreter for the German Foreign Ministry, Heinz Weber; Assistant Chief of Language Services at the State Department, interpreter Nora Lejins; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.

DF-ST-89-01893. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Vice-President Al Gore honors the tomb of the unknown soldier at the National Cemetery. Base: Seoul Country: Korea

Visit of members of the Inter-American Defense Board in the Rose Garden, 12:06PM. President John F. Kennedy visits with delegates from the Inter-American Defense Board (on the occasion of the board's 20th anniversary) in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Unidentified man (in back); Admiral Alberto Pablo Vago, Argentine Navy (partially hidden behind the president's shoulder); President Kennedy; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Chairman of the Inter-American Defense Board, Lieutenant General Robert W. Burns (at microphones); Brigadier General Orlando Gomes Ramagem, Brazilian Army; unidentified interpreter; Rear Admiral Alfredo Martin, Chilean Navy; unidentified; unidentified man (holding flags); Rear Admiral Guillermo Haywood, Paraguayan Navy; Staff Director of the Inter-American Defense Board, Brigadier General James W. Lou Coutts; two unidentified men; Major Cecilio Castro, Honduran Army (on edge of frame). Discolo

President Ronald Reagan, principal speaker, addresses the guests attending the recommissioning ceremony for the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62). Standing behind him to the right is Secretary of Navy John F. Lehman Jr. Base: Long Beach Naval Shipyard State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-89-04985. Base: Cape Canaveral State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

South Carolina Governor Richard W. Riley rides in a jeep with Major General Albert B. Akers during a semi-annual review in the governor's honor. Base: Fort Jackson State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Arrival ceremony for Sylvanus Olympio, President of Togo, 11:00AM. President John F. Kennedy and President Sylvanus Olympio of Togo sit in the back seat of a bubbletop limousine, following arrival ceremonies for President Olympio. White House Secret Service agents, Roy Kellerman (at right, wearing hat) and Sam Sulliman (far left), walk alongside car. Military troops stand at attention in background. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.

MAJ. GEN. Donald C. Hilbert, commander, U.S. Army Military District of Washington, and other honored guests bow their heads as COL. Daniel F. Kennedy, Fort Myer post chaplain, leads the gathering in prayer during a ceremony commemorating the 256th birthday of George Washington, the first president of the United States. Base: Mount Vernon State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Visit of William O. Cooper, National Commander of Disabled American Veterans, 12:12PM. President John F. Kennedy Meets with National Commander of Disabled American Veterans William O. Cooper in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Trip to Europe: Germany, Hanau: Arrival at Fliegerhorst Kaserne, address, and inspection of troops and equipment, 10:45AM. President John F. Kennedy (wearing sunglasses) shakes hands with an unidentified military officer during an inspection of troops and equipment at Fliegerhorst Kaserne in Hanau, West Germany (Federal Republic). Standing behind President Kennedy (L-R): Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; two unidentified (very back); Commander in Chief of U.S. Air Forces in Europe, General Truman H. Landon; Commanding General of V Corps, Lieutenant General John H. Michaelis; unidentified (very back); Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Commander in Chief of the U.S. Army in Europe, General Paul L. Freeman, Jr.; U.S. Army in Europe Project Officer, Colonel Frank Meszar. Scratches throughout image are original to the negative.

DF-SC-86-12766. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

GEN Robert H. Barrow, commandant of the Marine Corps, talks with other members of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of STAFF at the U.S. Capitol on Inauguration Day. The members of the joint chiefs are GEN David Jones, U.S. Air Force, chairman; ADM Thomas B. Hayward, chief of naval operations; and ADM John B. Hayes, commandant of the Coast Guard. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Visit to the Atlantic Fleet: Arrival at Oceana Naval Air Station, Virginia, 3:15PM. President John F. Kennedy (far right) inspects U.S. Marine Corps honor guard troops during arrival ceremonies at Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard, Jr. walks behind President Kennedy; Marine Corps Captain Joe Bailey Noble stands at left in foreground. The President traveled to Virginia to begin a two-day visit to the U.S. Atlantic Fleet.

DA-SC-86-10716. Country: France (FRA)

DA-SC-86-10721. Base: Saint Mere-Eglise Country: France (FRA)

Frank B. Lynott, Chairman of the Tacoma Boat Building Company and master of ceremonies, introduces Josephine Kerr Zech, sponsor and wife of Vice Admiral Lando W. Zech Jr., during the launching ceremony for the ocean surveillance ship USNS STALWART (T-AGOS 1). Base: Tacoma State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The President of the United States, William Jefferson Clinton moves through the gathered crowd stopping to talk with sailors and their families. He is in Norfolk to personnally thank the military men and women and their families for their role in Operation Uphold Democracy off Haiti. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-86-03576. State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-90-00199. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

November 1978: President Jimmy Carter signs the Inspector Generals Bill, President Carter and Rep Jack Brooks.

American POWs lined up at Gia Lan Airport, surrounded by North Vietnamese military, public and press, prior to being turned over to the U.S. delegation. (Left to Right) U.S. Air Force CPT Michael Christopher Lane (Captured 2 Dec 66), partially hidden behind CPT Lane, USAF CPT John Walter Clark (Captured 12 Mar 67), USAF CPT John Owen Davies (Captured 4 Feb 67), USAF MAJ Hubert Kelly Flesher (Captured 2 Dec 66) and USAF CPT Herbert Benjamin Ringsdorf (Captured 11 Nov 66). Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Hanoi Country: Republic Of Vietnam (RVN)

USA, WA, Seattle, Veteran's Day ceremony (Editorial Usage Only)

Secretary of the Navy John F. Lehman Jr. addresses the 1983 graduating class at the U.S. Naval Academy. Base: Annapolis State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of the Air Force Verne Orr talks with Air Force officers during an open house. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-ST-88-05113. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to Adm. Arleigh Burke, 12:00PM. President John F. Kennedy presents Distinguished Service Medal to Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, Chief of Staff of the United States Navy. Looking on (L u2013 R): Congressman Charles Halleck (Indiana, left of pillar); Naval Aide to the President Commander Tazewell Shepard, Jr. (right of pillar, wearing uniform); Congressman Daniel J. Flood (Pennsylvania, partially hidden); General Lyman Lemnitzer, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff (behind and between President Kennedy and Admiral Burke); Congressman L. Mendel Rivers (South Carolina, second from right); Roswell Gilpatric, Deputy Secretary of Defense (far right); others unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.

DF-ST-86-00419. Base: Belfast Harbor Airport Country: Ireland (IRL)

010813-D-2987S-021. Base: Moscow Country: Russia (RUS)

Trip to Western States: San Diego, California, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, tour of barracks, inspection of recruits, and address at Hall Field. President John F. Kennedy (center, wearing sunglasses) observes training activities during a visit to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego, California; recruits climb training structures in background at right. Also pictured: Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Senator Clair Engle (California).

The flag draped coffin of an American serviceman killed in Beirut is saluted by an honor guard as it is loaded aboard a C-141 Starlifter aircraft en route to Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

021114-D-9880W-007. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Air Force (USAF) General (GEN) Richard B. Myers (left) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, and US Secretary of Defense, The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, meet with Republic of Columbia, President-elect Alvaro Uribe, (foreground) during a defense meeting held at the Pentagon in Washington, District of Columbia (DC). US Air Force (USAF) General (GEN) Richard B. Myers (left) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and US Secretary of Defense, The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld, meet with Republic of Columbia, President-elect Alvaro Uribe, (foreground) during a defense meeting held at the Pentagon in Washington, District of Columbia (DC).

Bill signing - Commission restoring the 5-star rank of General of the Army to former President Dwight D. Eisenhower (DDE), 1:03PM. President John F. Kennedy sits at desk at the bill signing of the commission restoring the 5-star rank of General of the Army to President Dwight D. Eisenhower (DDE). Looking on (L-R): Secretary of the Navy, John Connally, Jr.; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara; Vice President, Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of the Army, Elvis Jacob Stahr, Jr.; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

State Funeral of President Kennedy: Procession to St. Matthew's Cathedral. Officials walk in the funeral procession of President John F. Kennedy to the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle. Those walking include: Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, James A. Reed; Ambassador of Great Britain, Sir David Ormsby-Gore; Under Secretary of the Navy, Paul B. Red Fay; Senator Benjamin A. Smith (Massachusetts). Mourners and members of the color guard line the North Lawn driveway. White House, Washington, D.C.

Presentation of the Reserve Officers Association Minuteman Hall of Fame Citation to President Kennedy, 12:15PM. National officers of the Reserve Officers Association of the United States (ROA) present to President John F. Kennedy (right) the Minuteman Hall of Fame citation in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Rear Admiral John E. Harlin, National President of ROA (center), holds the citation; Colonel John T. Carlton, Executive Director of ROA, stands at far right. Also pictured: Commander Frederick J. Evans, Jr., Vice President of ROA (Navy); Major General Michael J. Galvin, Vice President of ROA (Army); and Colonel Frank E. Heyer, Vice President of ROA (Air Force).

DN-ST-89-08568. Base: Nettuno Country: Italy (ITA)

Prime Minister of Jamaica, Edward Seaga, second from the left, is greeted upon his arrival for a visit to the United States. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to Adm. Robert Dennison, 12:00PM. Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard (center left, no hat), and his wife, Julia Ann Shepard (wearing sunglasses), visit with former Naval Aides to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Captain Evan P. Aurand (left, partially hidden) and Captain Edward L. Ned Beach (center right, back to camera), following a ceremony bestowing the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) upon retiring United States Navy Admiral, Robert L. Dennison. Others are unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.

971002-D-2987S-028. Base: Maastricht Country: Netherlands / Holland (NLD)

GEN. H. Norman Schwarzkopf gestures as he addresses the crowd during the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) change of command ceremony. Marine GEN. Joseph P. Hoar, right applauding with Secretary of Defense Richard B. Cheney, has just relieved Schwarzkopf as commander-in-chief, USCENTCOM. Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SD-05-00607. Country: Unknown

Lieutenant General Charles C. Krulak, US Marine Corps holds the Now and Then framed award given him during an officers Dining-in at the Officers Club. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Arrival Ceremonies for El Ferik Ibrahim Abboud, President of Sudan 11:45AM. Arrival ceremonies for El Ferik Ibrahim Abboud, President of Sudan. Front row (L u2013 R): Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke; President John F. Kennedy; President Abboud; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer. Back row (L u2013 R): Unidentified officer; Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh. Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland.

President Kennedy with SSgt. Staymes, United States Air Force (USAF). President John F. Kennedy visits with a man identified in the photographer's log as Staff Sergeant Staymes (right), of the United States Air Force. Standing in background is Special Assistant to the President, Kenneth P. O Donnell. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Congressional campaign trip: Springfield, Illinois, wreath laying ceremony - Lincoln's Tomb, rally. President John F. Kennedy lays a wreath at the tomb of President Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois. Standing at right are Governor of Illinois, Otto Kerner, and Senator Paul H. Douglas (Illinois).

Many distinguished visitors including (R to L) The Honorable Rudy de Leon, Under Secretary of Defense, The Honorable Richard Gephart, (D-Missouri), The Honorable William S. Cohen and Mrs. Cohen, Secretary of Defense, The Honorable F. Whitten Peters, Secretary of the Air Force, and USAF General Michael Ryan, Air Force CHIEF-of-STAFF were in attendance at the funeral services of Lieutenant Blassie, held at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. Lieutenant Blassie was killed in action while flying a mission over South Vietnam. Lieutenant Blassie's remains have been returned to his family after lying unidentified for fourteen years in the Tomb of the Unknowns. Base: Saint Louis State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Servicemen observe the funeral of GEN Omar Bradley. Base: Arlington National Cemetery State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SC-88-02830. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President Ronald Reagan departs the USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) after a tour, on the day of the battleship's commissioning ceremony. Base: Long Beach Naval Shipyard State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Trip to Europe: Italy, Rome: President Kennedy at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. President John F. Kennedy observes a moment of silence in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Victor Emmanuel Monument (Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II) in Rome, Italy; a wreath was laid at the tomb on the President's behalf. Members of the Italian military police (Carabinieri) stand on either side of the wreath.

Following the formal christening ceremony of the Nimitz class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier John C. Stennis (CVN-74), the Secretary of the Navy John H. Dalton poses for a photograph with Vice President of the Untied States Al Gore. To their left is ship's Matron of Honor, Mrs. Martha A. Stennis, Senator Stennis' daughter in law, and the ship's Sponsor, Mrs. Margaret Stennis Womble. Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SN-85-07769. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Veterans Day ceremony and aftermath at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C., where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne delivered the opening remarks, and joined participating dignitaries including the former Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Colin Powell, along with Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Founder and President Jan Scruggs, Vietnam Women's Memorial Foundation Founder and President Diane Carlson Evans, Mary "Edie" Meeks of the Vietnam Women's Memorial Foundation, William Hansen of Lockheed Martin, and William Murdy of Comfort Systems. Ceremony, co-hosted by the Memorial Fund and the National Park Service, highlighted the 25th anniversary of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

DN-SC-88-04038. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Edward Campbell, president, Newport News Shipbuilding Co., speaks during the commissioning ceremony for the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS CARL VINSON (CVN-70). Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

After the launching of the guided missile destroyer ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG 51), Mrs. Milton Miles, left, retired Admiral Arleigh Burke and his wife Roberta, center, and CHIEF of Naval Operations Admiral Carlisle A.H. Trost prepare to leave the speakers platform. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Members of the Japanese Diet visit aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS CARL VINSON (CVN 70). (Substandard image). Base: Naval Hospital, Yokosuka Country: Japan (JPN)

010110-D-9880W-076. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Trip to Europe: England, Gatwick: President Kennedy arrives at Gatwick airport, greeted by Prime Minister Harold Macmillan of Great Britain, 5:30PM. President John F. Kennedy walks to a podium at Gatwick Airport in West Sussex, England, following his arrival. Left to right: unidentified; Assistant to the Air Force Aide to the President, Major Frank S. Evans; President Kennedy; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh.

Secretary of Defense Richard Cheney presides at swearing-in ceremony putting in Mr. Christopher Jehn a ASD/FM&P and Ms. Susan Crawford as OSD/IG. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

LCOL Alexander, B-1 bomber test pilot, speaks to members of the press attending the fly-by and landing of the B-1 at the base. On the left is Secretary of Air Force Verne Orr and standing behind LCOL Alexander is Doug Benefield, Rockwell test pilot. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Entertainers MAC Davis, Bob Hope and Sammy Davis Jr. perform in a United Service Organizations (USO) show aboard the training aircraft carrier USS LEXINGTON (AVT-16) during the celebration of the 75th anniversary of naval aviation. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-08318. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Visit of A.R. "Reg" Evans of New South Wales, Australia [World War II (WWII) Australian Coast watcher, Solomon Islands. President John F. Kennedy visits with A.R. "Reg" Evans (left), an Australian Coast Watcher from New South Wales who, while stationed on the Solomon Islands during World War II, helped rescue the crew of PT 109 (including then-Lieutenant John F. Kennedy). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

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