Carrier crewmen donate blood to a blood bank in San Francisco, California. USS Boxer (CV-21) aircraft carrier is anchored in San Francisco. A mobile bank and nurses standing at the harbor. Crewmen of USS Boxer donate blood to the mobile bank for the comrades in Korea. They have just returned from Korea. Nurses take blood for the blood bank from a donor. Bottles are being put on a rack in the blood bank.
Army troops are welcomed in Seattle, Washington as they return from the Korean War. GIs return to Seattle after rugged services on the Korean Front. GIs and troops aboard USS General LeRoy Eltinge at sea. The army transport USS General LeRoy Eltinge (AP-154) arrives at a harbor and gets a harbor welcome. An officer waves at civilians. Women standing with bouquets wave at the GIs. The GIs disembark from the ship and are greeted by their families and wives. A convoy of trucks loaded with GIs pass through the streets of the city. The citizens of Seattle standing on both the sides of the road welcome the GIs. People welcome them by giving them flowers.
President Harry S. Truman asks for a strict curb on inflation in Washington. In a speech Truman says that Communists have been hoping for collapse of American economy, hence an anti-inflation law plays a part in the fight for peace.
Partially disabled amputees of World War II meet U.S. President Truman in Washington. A World War II veteran who has both his legs amputated walks in front of President Harry S. Truman with the help of prosthesis artificial limbs. Another veteran with amputated hands lights a cigarette. Both of them shake hands with Truman.
Three soldiers who fought in the Korean war receive the Congressional Medal of Honor in Washington DC. U.S. President Truman decorates the soldiers. People watch the soldiers and applaud. Cameramen record the event.
Japanese Ambassador attends the annual Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington DC. Japanese Ambassador Sadao Iguchi presents a 300 years old temple lantern in commemoration of the first Japanese-American treaty. People watch the event.
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