President Harry Truman and Robert H. Storz near the pool and flagpole at the June 5, 1948, dedication of Memorial Park.
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President Harry Truman waves his hat to the crowd during a parade in downtown Omaha honoring veterans of the 35th Division, the unit he served with during World War I, June 5, 1948. The parade and reunion took place just ahead of the dedication of Omaha's World War II Memorial Park. Truman spoke briefly and laid a wreath during the park's dedication, 75 years ago.
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President Harry Truman (left, in light suit) and brewery executive Robert H. Storz, president of the World War II Memorial Park Association, stand near the colonnade during the dedication June 5, 1948.
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President Harry Truman places a wreath on the grave of Father Edward Flanagan, the founder and longtime director of Boys Town, on June 5, 1948, the same day Truman participated in the dedication of Memorial Park. Flanagan had died just three weeks earlier in Berlin. Truman had asked him to visit Germany to see what could be done to help German war orphans.
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Sen. Harry S. Truman with his close friend, Omaha insurance executive Ed McKim, in 1943.
John Pestal was just a week shy of his 20th birthday when he joined a crowd of 3,000 to see President Harry Truman dedicate World War II Memorial Park for the city of Omaha.
Photos: Embracing Peace sculpture installed at Memorial Park
A crowd gathers in the rain to watch as a crane lowers “Embracing Peace" onto a pedestal at Memorial Park on Friday. The sculpture is by Seward Johnson.
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Chris Halsey looks at “Embracing Peace,” by Seward Johnson, which was about to be installed at Memorial Park on Friday. Halsey drove the sculpture to Omaha.
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Chris Halsey drives the sculpture “Embracing Peace,” by Seward Johnson, on 28th Street towards Farnam Street on its way to being installed at Memorial Park on Friday.
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A crane lifts “Embracing Peace,”a sculpture by Seward Johnson as it is being installed at Memorial Park on Friday.
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“Embracing Peace,” by Seward Johnson is reflected on the pedestal of the Korea-Vietnam Peace Memorial as it is being lowered by a crane as it is installed at Memorial Park on Friday.
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A crane lifts “Embracing Peace,”a sculpture by Seward Johnson as it is being installed at Memorial Park on Friday.
President Harry Truman waves his hat to the crowd during a parade in downtown Omaha honoring veterans of the 35th Division, the unit he served with during World War I, June 5, 1948. The parade and reunion took place just ahead of the dedication of Omaha's World War II Memorial Park. Truman spoke briefly and laid a wreath during the park's dedication, 75 years ago.
President Harry Truman (left, in light suit) and brewery executive Robert H. Storz, president of the World War II Memorial Park Association, stand near the colonnade during the dedication June 5, 1948.
President Harry Truman places a wreath on the grave of Father Edward Flanagan, the founder and longtime director of Boys Town, on June 5, 1948, the same day Truman participated in the dedication of Memorial Park. Flanagan had died just three weeks earlier in Berlin. Truman had asked him to visit Germany to see what could be done to help German war orphans.
