Statement on back '11 November 67. Fort Jackson, S.C. Veteran's Day. Stanley R. Resor, Secretary of the Army, addresses the audience during a luncheon honoring Fort Jackson's 50^th Anniversary on 11 November He told the guests at the Officers' Open Mess at Fort Jackson: 'For all you have done to help us in the achievement of our efforts, I thank you. I thank you not just on behalf of the soldiers in our army today, but for all the more than 5 million officers and men who have passed through Fort Jackson in these 50 years. Your efforts can be felt throughout the world where ever soldiers of the United States stand guard or fight for freedom throughout the world.' The Secretary was also an honored guest at the Veteran's Day parade earlier in the day.' (Seated at head table: 2^nd from left, Congressman L. Mendel Rivers; and far right, Senator Strom Thurmond)

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Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

There are photographs of Thurmond with astronauts, entertainers, government officials, military officers, politicians, etc. Among the individuals appearing in this series are: Presidents Harry S. Truman through George Bush; Astronaut Alan Shepard; and foreign heads of state such as Anwar el-Sadat of Egypt and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Other individuals include James F. Byrnes, Barry Goldwater, Fritz Hollings, Herbert Hoover, Herman Talmadge, and Prince Charles of Great Britain. Some of the photographs were autographed by the individuals when they gave the photographs to Thurmond. There are photographs of Strom Thurmond attending conferences and conventions (such as the 1968 Republican National Convention in Miami, Florida), and taking trips to the Far East, Iran and Italy. Of special interest are photographs of the Anwar Sadat Funeral Trip in 1981. In addition, there are photographs of his visits to military bases such as Fort McPherson (Atlanta, Georgia), Fort Jackson (Columbia, South Carolina) and Edwards Air Force Base (California)

Removed from other series include such topics as the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee's Special Preparedness Investigating Subcommittee, Campaigns, the Richard B. Russell Dam Project and the Sparrow Bluff Project in Florence County, South Carolina.