Hawaii's Statehood celebrations in Honolulu. Hawaiian people walk on street. Four old women hold newspaper in hand. Banner reads 'Hurray for our 50th State of Hawaii' in the background. Man holds newspaper next to a vehicle. Hawaiian boy sells newspaper headlined 'Statehood'. View of the Iolani Palace (364 S King St, Honolulu, HI 96813, United States). Women walk in front of shops.
Flag Raising on Statehood celebrations at Iolani Palace (364 S King St, Honolulu, HI 96813, United States) in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Governor, Mrs. Quinn, Lieutenant Governor, Mrs. James Kealoha, Episcopal Bishop, Harry S. Kennedy, Reverend Charles Kekumano of the Catholic Diocese and Gary Doi arrive at Iolani Palace. Bishop Kennedy gives the invocation. Bouquet of yellow and red flowers in foreground. 49-star American flag being lowered, and 50-star American flag hoisted on Iolani Palace building. Governor Quinn addresses the crowd. Hawaiian people gather to watch the ceremony. Cameraman takes pictures. Fifty guns salute the new 50-star flag, in front of the Palace. Officer salutes.
Dedication and unveiling of the Captain Cook memorial monument at Waimea, Kauai, Hawaii (Kaumualii Hwy, Waimea, HI 96796, United States). American navy launch, from the USS Pennsylvania, arrives and sailors tie it to a dock at Waimea, Kauai Island, Hawaii, as spectators watch from the dock platform, above. The launch displays the American flag as well as that of the United States Secretary of War. Secretary of War Dwight Filley Davis with his daughters Alice Brooks Davis and Cynthia Davis, disembark from the ship. They are joined by another gentleman, followed by a U.S. Navy Captain. Secretary Davis and his party pose for the camera. The captain also appears momentarily, saluting Secretary Davis. A U.S. Navy band and sailors are seen standing near a veiled monument. Camera focuses on a large British Red Ensign flag hung above the crowd, along with the Hawaiian flag and the American flag. U.S. Naval officers render military salutes as other ceremony participants give civilian hand-over-heart salutes or stand at attention. Ceremony guests are seated as American Boy Scouts distribute programs to them. Next, a contingent of British Marines is seen in formation on the square near the monument. The camera focuses next, on a contingent of American sailors, who came ashore from the USS Pennsylvania. Two little girls, Cecelia Cruikshank and Molly Gouveia (one American and one native Hawaiian) pull ropes to unveil the monument. British officers place a wreath from the King of England. The band plays again, as participants salute. U.S. Major General, Fox Conner, Commander of the Hawaiian Department of the Army, poses in front of the monument and is joined by Naval officers from a British Cruiser.
American officers shake hands and welcome Vietnamese officers at Bien Hoa Air Base, Vietnam. Vietnamese civilians with banners in hand welcome Vietnamese officers. Photographers take pictures. 173rd Airborne Brigade troops assembled on field. Vietnamese women dance during the Welcome Ceremony. Troops in front row wear flower lies. United States aircraft taxiing in the background. Soldiers salute and march. (Vietnam War period).
173rd Airborne Brigade troops load ammunition into rifle clip at Bien Hoa Air Base, Vietnam. Soldier rests on ground. Another soldier stands in front of army ambulance. Troops walk from field towards parked vehicles. Troops carry rifles, rocket launchers and machine guns. Officer seated in jeep eats ration. Soldiers seated in army truck eat ration. (Vietnam War period).
173rd Airborne Brigade U.S. Army troops seated on ammunition boxes at Bien Hoa Air Base, Vietnam. Soldier directs giving hand signals, as army jeep with 106 mm Recoilless Rifle unloads from a C-130 Hercules aircraft. Vehicle loaded with supplies parked in front of cargo hold of C-130 Hercules aircraft. African American soldier stands on field with a Supply loaded vehicle. The door of C-130 Hercules aircraft's Cargo hold closes. Soldier speaks into a PCR-10 Radio. (Vietnam War period).
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