1 - Flynn's right hand is how you are supposed to hold it when standing at attention in the military. Muscle memory. I still do it after 30+ years of being a civilian - and I'm not a general, and not usually standing next to the President.
2 - Teddy Roosevelt. He is holding a cane.
4 - I believe the "medal" is actually his reading glasses on a chain around his neck.
5 - Teddy Roosevelt, and Abe Lincoln.
Painting is called "Doctrine of Monroe - Teddy Roosevelt" by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris:
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1 - Flynn's right hand is how you are supposed to hold it when standing at attention in the military. Muscle memory. I still do it after 30+ years of being a civilian - and I'm not a general, and not usually standing next to the President.
2 - Teddy Roosevelt. He is holding a cane.
4 - I believe the "medal" is actually his reading glasses on a chain around his neck.
5 - Teddy Roosevelt, and Abe Lincoln.
Painting is called "Doctrine of Monroe - Teddy Roosevelt" by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris:
https://printart.com/product/jean-leon-gerome-ferris-doctrine-of-monroe-teddy-roosevelt-1.html