# World War I veteran Joseph Ambrose, 86, at the dedication day parade for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in 1982

- By: Department of Defense. Defense Audiovisual Agency; Scene Camera Operator: Mickey Sanborn
- Date: 1982-11-13
- Classification: Photograph
- Credit line: National Archives and Records Administration
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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.