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English: Joseph Ambrose, an 86-year-old World War I veteran, attends the dedication day parade for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in 1982. Wearing a doughboy uniform like the ones used during the war, he is holding an American flag. It covered the casket of his son Clement, who was killed in the Korean War.
Deutsch: Der 86 jährige Joseph Ambrose, ein Veteran aus dem 1. Weltkrieg bei der Einweihung des Vietnam Veterans Memorial am Veterans Day 1982. In den Händen hält er die Flagge vom Sarg seines im Koreakrieg gefallenen Sohnes Clement.
Dansk: Joseph Ambrose (en), en 86-årig veteran fra Første Verdenskrig, deltager i en parade ved indvielsen af Vietnamveteranernes Monument (en) i Washington DC, 1982. Iført en doughboy-uniform (en), af samme type som blev brugt under krigen, holder han et amerikansk flag. Det dækkede kisten for hans søn Clement, der blev dræbt i Koreakrigen.
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World War I veteran, 86-year-old Joseph Ambrose attends the 1982 dedication parade at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. He wears the same dowboy uniform he used during the war and holds the American flag.

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