EPILOGUE
Arlington National Cemetery
November 11, 1950
Jerry Thurmond, ace reporter for the Washington Herald, fidgeted in his seat as President Harry S. Truman continued delivering his Veteran’s Day speech. This annual ceremony at the Memorial Amphitheater had taken on a special significance, considering the ongoing combat actions in Korea. For the first time, armies now fought under the flag of the United Nations. Truman had referred to the conflict as a “police action” in which United States armed forces played the crucial role in combating communist aggression. Thurmond continued to jot notes as the president spoke.
Thurmond was known around Washington, D.C. as a man who had a ‘nose for news’. His special talent was coverage of presidential events, and he always seemed to have a
