Kennedy (right) meets with and commends two Air Force pilots who had flown reconnaissance missions over Cuba and with the Pentagon officer in charge of evaluating their reports and photographs. From left: Col. Ralph D. Steakley, the evaluator; Lt. Col. Joe M. O'Grady, Amarillo, Texas; Maj. Richard S. Heyser, Apalachicola, Fla.; Gen. Curtis Lemay, Air Force chief of staff, who brought the officers to the White House. (Photo: Bettmann Archive via Getty Images)
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