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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated May 30, 1956 reads, "Little boy asks poignant question as he clutches his dad's medal, won in Korean battle from which he never returned. Valley's bereaved joined the nation today in Memorial Day scenes like this one at Valhalla Cemetery in Burbank. At right is Portal of Folded Wings."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Valhalla Memorial Park (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) Cemeteries--Landscape architecture--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Cemeteries--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Arches--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Mothers and sons--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Women--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Boys--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Medals--United States Flags--United States Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs Portrait photographs Group portraits
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