The U.S. Medal of Honor and World War 1. A flurry of Newspapers covering Election of Woodrow Wilson; the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand; German troops on the march; the sinking of the Lusitania by a German submarine; and outbreak of a World War. Film reenactments of armed soldiers marching quietly through a town in the evening; soldiers in trenches of No-mans-land; an American soldier in a trench during enemy shelling; German soldiers firing machine guns; American troops charging through obstacles and smoke; and hunkered down in a deep trench. Scene shifts to the Hall of Heroes in the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia, where names of 95 Medal of Honor recipients from World War 1 is highlighted. John Charles Daly mentions several of these heroes, and points to the name of Alvin C. York, who as a Corporal,acting alone, brought in 132 prisoners during that war.
Montage of scenes dealing with Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in World War 2. Bombs exploding and ships on fire; Japanese airplane diving from formation; a jeep driving past a burning airplane; hangars burning; Sailors firing anti-aircraft guns from an American ship; A New Orleans class American Cruiser firing her 8-inch guns; A South Dakota Class battleship firing her 16-inch guns; Group of American M3 Stuart light tanks in a field; U.S. Aviation Cadets marching between rows of Boeing Stearman Model 75 training biplanes; American soldiers marching in huge formations; Paratroopers in training jumps from towers; Troops climbing aboard a troop ship, from a landing craft; Marines in a landing craft carrying a large American flag; Landing craft in an amphious assault; Troops coming ashore from a Higgins boat, during training; An amphibious invasion task force at dusk; Troops wading ashore during the invasion of France in World War II, with barrage balloons aloft and support ships offshore. Staged scene of soldier on transport ship using flash light to read letter from home. Capital warships firing heavy guns and soldiers descending rope nets to enter landing craft. Soldiers landing on shore from Higgins Boats during training, and then on the shores of Normandy during the D-day invasion. American tank crew on an M26 Pershing tank. Major General George Patton with 1st Armored Division patch on his uniform sleeve. General George Marshall. General Dwight D. Eisenhower decorating an officer. Lieutenant General Henry (Hap) Arnold. Paratroopers jumping en masse from C-47 transport planes. German forces retreating in trucks along a road. Japanese General YoshijirÅ Umezu, Chief of the Army General Staff, signing Surrender document aboard the USS Missouri, ending World War II, in the pacific. Glimpse of troop ship arriving in a U.S. harbor. View of U.S. military cemetery. Scene shifts to John Charles Daly, speaking in front of wall with names of Medal of Honor recipients, in the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia, in 1968.
A crowd at Tri-City Airport in Saginaw, Michigan awaiting the arrival of U.S. President Richard Nixon. A sign on a building at Tri-City Airport reads 'Welcome President'. The U.S. flag flies in the foreground. Placards held by the crowd. Signs held by the crowd read 'IMPEACH NIXON HE'S EARNED IT', 'GOD LOVES NIXON', 'IMPEACH THE CROOK', 'WE'D STREAK FOR YOU' and 'GAYS FOR NIXON'. A band plays. A sign reads 'Welcome TRI-CITY AIRPORT'.
U.S. President Richard Nixon arrives at Tri-City Airport in Saginaw, Michigan. A U.S. Air Force VC-137C SAM 26000 aircraft (Air Force One) taxis on a field. The phrase 'Spirit of 76' printed on the aircraft. President Nixon emerges from the aircraft and waves to a crowd. Nixon greets dignitaries and walk over to greet the crowd. A band plays. American flags held by the crowd.
U.S. President Richard Nixon delivers a speech at Tri-City Airport in Saginaw, Michigan. Placards held by a crowd display welcome messages for President Nixon. President Nixon speaks from a podium. He talks about his recent journey to Europe and the wars in which the U.S. was engaged since World War II. He talks about everlasting peace and prosperity in the U.S. without war and inflation. The crowd cheers for him. A band plays. President Nixon gets in his car. The President's car pulls away.
U.S. President Richard Nixon at Tri-City Airport in Saginaw, Michigan. Rotor blades of President Nixon's Marine One helicopter are turning. A crowd stands in the foreground. The helicopter warms up. The Marine One helicopter taxis and takes off. The helicopter in flight.
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