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Armed Forces Day

Date: 1950
Description: Color guards marching past the Wisconsin State Capitol carrying flags as a crowd looks on.
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Aircraft Carrier Landing

Date: 1950
Description: A crewman on a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier signals to the pilot of an incoming U.S. Marine Corps CH-34 Choctaw helicopter. The landing was photographed by M...
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Philip La Follette with Koalas

Date: 1950
Description: Former Wisconsin Governor Philip La Follette wearing his World War II uniform and holding two koala bears with a third koala on his head.
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Communists View MacArthur

Date: 1950
Description: Political cartoon of General Douglas MacArthur and Trygve Lie entitled "Please, here's the towel" and captioned "The UN voting machine ratifying the Americ...
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Ramon Magsaysay

Date: 1950
Description: Ramon Magsaysay (in the wide-brimmed hat), then secretary of defense and later the President of the Philippines, during the campaign against the communist ...
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Changing of the Guard

Date: 1950
Description: View of the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington Cemetery.
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Guards of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Date: 1950
Description: Changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown soldier. The back of a man's head is in the foreground on the left.
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Marines Endurance Training

Date: 1950
Description: Slightly elevated view of a group of U.S. Marines during an endurance exercise outdoors. The men are standing with their rifles balanced on their outstretc...

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