Photograph caption dated July 25, 1986 reads, "From left: Korean War veteran Cpl. Charles Aldrson, 94-year-old Jack Coopersmith, who was a private in World War I, Vietnam veteran Sgt. Delbert Holmes and World War II Sgt. Emmet Burke turn out at the West Los Angeles Veterans Administration complex to protest the proposed sale of 80 acres of open space and public parkland that's part of the VA's medical center. The U.S. Senate and House are due to vote on a bill stopping the sale."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;28 x 22 cm. on sheet 31 x 25 cm. Photographic prints
West Los Angeles VA Medical Center Protest movements--California--Los Angeles Demonstrations--California--Los Angeles Veterans--United States Veterans--Services for--United States World War, 1914-1918--Veterans World War, 1939-1945--Veterans Korean War, 1950-1953--Veterans Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Veterans West Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs Group portraits
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