Military leaders and officials attend ceremony officially opening the new Headquarters of the Allied Forces Southern Europe (AFSOUTH), in Naples, Italy. U.S. Admiral William M. Fechteler, Commander, AFSOUTH, gives dedication speech. Other Allied military leaders and officials seated in chairs listen. Allied army, marines and navy troops stand at attention. Guests are seated in chairs attending the ceremony. The flags of the NATO nations are raised. Officers salute. A sign: 'Quartiere Generale Forze Alleate, Sud Europa'. The flag of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is raised.
UN forces relax during a lull in Korea during the Korean War. Commander of the UN forces General MacArthur on the front with his men. An aerial view of a mountain terrain and the 38th parallel. North Korean prisoners are taken. Damaged UN army tanks, artillery and other equipment. During the lull in the fighting, UN forces rest and GIs stage their own show and entertain their buddies. A personnel dances with a girl and other buddies look at them.
French Union Forces in strategic North-West delta region spearhead a counter-attack against Communist forces in Indochina (Vietnam). Airplane in flight over the field. Firing and bombarding on the field. Smoke arises due to bombarding. Trees and mountains in background. Military vehicles move on the field. The wounded soldiers are evacuated in boats. Soldiers fire artillery.
The freighter SS Yorkmar, owned by the Bethlehem Steel Company, and operated by the Calmar Line, is aground on an open beach north of Grays Harbor, Washington State, United States. A ship's officer and some members of the crew are seen briefly,on the shore. A Coast Guard helicopter hovers over her stern while carrying a line out to the ship from the shore. Crew members are seen standing in the water near the Yorkmar,and pulling on a line from the ship to the shore. Others climb a rope ladder up the side of the Yorkmar. The crew remains with the ship awaiting tide to refloat her. (Note: The SS Yorkmar, seen here, should not be confused with a ship of the same name that was torpedoed in 1943. This ship was originally a Liberty Ship, launched in 1944, and named the "Walter Kidde." After the war, she was operated by Calmar SS Corporation of New York and renamed the "Yorkmar," in 1947.)
Captain Henrik Kurt Carlsen stays with the SS Flying Enterprise after a hurricane damages it in the North Atlantic. The broken freighter SS Flying Enterprise listing at a 60 degree angle at sea. Views of waves lashing the coast of Europe. Waterfront buildings damaged by the storm. The SS Flying Enterprise is towed towards Falmouth.
The NVA (North Vietnamese Army) invasion of South Vietnam. Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) troops on the streets of Hue, Vietnam. People walk on the street. Houses and trees in the background. ARVN tank moves on the road. Soldiers in the ARVN compound. Children playing. The ARVN truck convoy lined up on a street. The truck convoy on a highway. Mountains and trees in the background. The troops dig in at the base headquarters. Barbed wire entanglements on the ground. (Vietnam War period).
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