The damaged village of Maricourt in France during World War I. Rubble in front of a ruined building. Men inspect the damage. Abandoned artillery and an unexploded Zeppelin bomb.
Shell torn city of Verdun in France during World War I. French soldiers inspect shell holes near the city of Verdun. A firefighting truck arrives in front a building. French firemen hose down the building. A destroyed building. Destroyed buildings along the bank of a river.
U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon visits South Vietnam. Vietnamese Guard of Honor at an airport as a Military Air Transport C-121, Constelletion airplane lands. Vice-President Richard Nixon and his wife Patricia emerge from the airplane and are greeted by Vietnamese officials and Vietnamese girls with flowers. Vietnamese officials in white suits salute. Nixon in front of a USIS microphone. People assembled with banners. Nixon on a walkabout with civilians receives flowers. A motorcade with outriders arrives at a government building. Vietnamese officials stand and salute on the steps of the building. Interiors of the building show Nixon seated on a small platform listening to a speech by a Vietnamese official.
Large crowd gathers in front of City Hall in New York City, to celebrate the founding of the State of Israel. People seated in park area and standing behind police barricades. Flag of Israel flies from City Hall. Crowd stands and applauds for Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion. New York City mounted police in parade along 5th Avenue. The horses legs are taped in white. They are followed in parade by New York City patrolmen on foot. Honor guard in parade carry flags of United States, Israel, and City of New York and a flag with cluster of stars on dark field in canton, with three dark stripes and two white stripes in the field.
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom meet and speak with crew of B-17, "Memphis Belle," after completion of 25 bombing missions, during World War Two. A convoy of Rolls Royce cars carrying the King and Queen and other officials, arrives at an airfield. King George speaks with the crew. Honor Guard presents arms during the Royal Party's arrival. The crew lined up in front of the "Memphis Belle." The King and the Queen speak with both air and ground crews of the B-17.
Recognition of the U.S. 8th Air Force crew of the B-17 flying Fortress Bomber, "Memphis Belle" in England during World War II. (The "Memphis Belle" was the first B-17 to complete 25 daylight bombing missions over Germany, with aircraft and crew intact.) Commander of U.S. Army Forces in Europe, Lieutenant General Jacob Devers, reads a citation. Commander of U.S. 8th Air Force, Major General Ira Eaker, stands beside General Devers. Captain Robert K. Morgan, pilot of the aircraft, stands at attention in front of his crew. The "Memphis Belle" name and artwork is seen on the nose of the B-17, as well as part of the 25 bombs and 8 swastikas painted on its fuselage, indicating missions flown and German aircraft shot down. General Devers congratulates the crew and shakes hands with Captain Morgan. This is repeated for the camera. (The "Memphis Bell was flown back to the U.S by a select crew, including Captain Morgan, and took part in War Bond drives to support the war effort.)
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