On November 11, 1963, President Kennedy observed a moment of silence at Arlington National Cemetery.

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President John F. Kennedy (in group at center left) observes a moment of silence after laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during Veterans Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Also pictured: Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; Commanding General of the Military District of Washington, Major General Philip C. Wehle; Administrator of the Veterans Administration (VA), General John S. Gleason; 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; President of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Luther Skaggs, Jr.; Sergeant Allen Eldredge; Assistant Press Secretary, Malcolm Kilduff; White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas; White House Secret Service agents, Emory Roberts and Jack Ready.

Person(s)
Clifton, Chester V. (Chester Victor), 1913-1991
Eldredge, Allen
Gleason, John S. (John Simon), 1915-1993
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
Kilduff, Malcolm M., 1927-2003
McHugh, Godfrey T., 1911-1997
Ready, Jack (John David), 1927-2014
Roberts, Emory P., 1915?-1973
Shepard, Tazewell (Tazewell Taylor), 1921-2013
Shoup, David M. (David Monroe), 1904-1983
Skaggs, Luther, 1923-1976
Thomas, Helen (Helen Amelia), 1920-2013
Wehle, Philip C. (Philip Campbell), 1906-1978

Photographer(s)
Knudsen, Robert L. (Robert LeRoy), 1929-1989



President John F. Kennedy (assisted by Sergeant Allen Eldredge) lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during Veterans Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Military officials at left include: 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; Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; President of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Luther Skaggs, Jr.; Commanding General of the Military District of Washington, Major General Philip C. Wehle. Also pictured: Assistant Press Secretary, Malcolm Kilduff; White House Secret Service agents, Emory Roberts and Jack Ready.

Person(s)
Clifton, Chester V. (Chester Victor), 1913-1991
Eldredge, Allen
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
Kilduff, Malcolm M., 1927-2003
McHugh, Godfrey T., 1911-1997
Ready, Jack (John David), 1927-2014
Roberts, Emory P., 1915?-1973
Shepard, Tazewell Taylor, 1921-2013
Shoup, David M. (David Monroe), 1904-1983
Skaggs, Luther, 1923-1976
Wehle, Philip C. (Philip Campbell), 1906-1978

Contributor(s) / Photographer(s)
Knudsen, Robert L. (Robert LeRoy), 1929-1989

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Source: https://www.jfklibrary.org/asset-viewer/archives/JFKWHP/1963/Month%2011/Day%2011/JFKWHP-1963-11-11-B

From Veterans Day 1961:

Description
President John F. Kennedy lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier as part of Veterans Day remembrances. Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.

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Robert Knudsen. White House Photographs. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston

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Source: https://www.jfklibrary.org/asset-viewer/archives/JFKWHP/1961/Month%2011/Day%2011/JFKWHP-1961-11-11-A

JFK and son John at Arlington National Cemetery for Veterans Day, today 1963, eleven days before assassination: #JFKL

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Eleven days before his murder, JFK at Arlington National Cemetery for Veterans Day, today 1963: #JFKL

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JFK with son John, Jr., at Arlington National Cemetery for Veterans Day, November 1963, eleven days before his assassination: #JFKL

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