President Truman Attending The Funeral For White House Policeman Leslie Coffelt . Coffelt was killed by assassins who were attempting to kill the President at Blair House in Washington, D.C. on November 1, 1950.
The funeral procession of Officer Coffelt, November 1950.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt At Arlington, 1941
President Truman At Arlington, Veterans Day, 1946
President Truman At Arlington, Veterans Day, 1947
President Truman At Arlington, Memorial Day 1948
President Truman at the dedication of the memorial to Sir John Dill , Arlington National Cemetery, November 1, 1950. It was also on this day that the President was the target of an assassination attempt by Puerto Rican extremists at Blair House in Washington.
President Truman at the dedication of the memorial to Sir John Dill , Arlington National Cemetery, November 1, 1950. It was also on this day that the President was the target of an assassination attempt by Puerto Rican e extremists at Blair House in Washington.
President Truman At Arlington, Veterans Day, 1946
President Carter Dedicates The Vietnam War Memorial Arlington National Cemetery, 1978
President Carter at Arlington, Veterans Day, 1978
The funeral of President John F. Kennedy, November 25, 1963
Jacqueline Kennedy leaving the gravesite following the funeral services for President John F. Kennedy, November 25, 1963.
The funeral of President John F. Kennedy, November 25, 1963
Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery & General Dwight D. Eisenhower At Arlington National Cemetery, 1946.
Indian Prime Minister Nehru At Arlington National Cemetery, 1949
The Shah of Iran At Arlington National Cemetery, 1947
The first twenty of American World War II dead being buried at Arlington National Cemetery on October 30, 1947 after being returned from foreign battlefields.
World War II Dead Being Buried At Arlington National Cemetery On October 30, 1947, After Being Returned From Foreign Battlefields.
The first twenty of American World War II dead being buried at Arlington National Cemetery on October 30, 1947 after being returned from foreign battlefields.
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Michael Robert Patterson was born in Arlington and is the son of a former officer of the US Army. So it was no wonder that sooner or later his interests drew him to American history and especially to American military history. Many of his articles can be found on renowned portals like the New York Times, Washingtonpost or Wikipedia.