The U.S. Army 442nd Regimental Combat Team, composed of Japanese-Americans, is welcomed back after three years of combat in Europe, during World War II. The Combat Team soldiers aboard their trooop ship entering New York Harbor. They display their logo and motto, "shoot the works," on the side of the ship. New York City skyline visible behind the ship. Family and friends gathered at a harbor to receive and welcome them. Since many of the soldiers are from Hawaii, their reception committee includes several hula dancers who also bedeck them with garlands (leis) of flowers as they disembark from the ship. The Combat Team assembles on the wharf and marches away.
German Army fights the Allied infantry and tanks on the French border of the Western Front, during World War II. German soldiers take prisoner members of the U.S. 82nd Airborne and 8th Infantry Divisions, captured in Caen village in Normandy. Germans soldiers guard American prisoners (POW) walking in a village with their hands raised.
U.S. President Richard Nixon addresses the 72nd National Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) of the United States, held in Dallas, Texas. Various members of the VFW speak from the podium. President Richard Nixon arrives on stage and greeted welcome by VFW members. He addresses the convention from the podium.
Lieutenant Colonel John C. Hughes Commander of United States 52nd Aviation in Vietnam. Lieutenant Colonel Hughes goes over a map during a debriefing in front of a United States Army UH-1B aircraft. Lieutenant Colonel points at a map as a soldier listens. Lieutenant Colonel Hughes eats beans from a ration can. (Vietnam War period).
German prisoners in Normandy, France during World War II. German prisoners being made to march along a road in a wooded area under the guard of 82nd Air Borne Division paratroopers. An American soldier holds a gun and the prisoners stand with their hands behind their heads. American soldiers bring in German prisoners.
United States 82nd Airborne Division Army soldiers march in Victory Parade in New York City to celebrate the World War II victory. Paratroopers march up New York 5th Avenue past a large crowd in a street in New York. Paratroopers carry American flags as they march on Fifth Avenue. Aircraft in flight during the parade. People shower ribbons and ticker tape on the marching U.S. Army soldiers. Soldiers drive past the crowd in jeeps. A sign on a vehicle reads 'Georgie Patton'. Police hold back the happy crowd. A disabled soldier in a wheelchair. A dog walks along the marching soldiers. United States flags and British flag. Dignitaries at the review stand including New York Mayor William O'Dwyer. Some ambient sound and crowd noise heard.
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