Emperor Bao Dai visits the fighting front along the Black river in Vietnam, French Indo China. He decorates a soldier. An airplane parked on the field. Airplanes from the United States bomb Red positions, amid reports that Red China plans to invade Indo China.
Irish people parade on Saint Patrick's Day in New York, United States. A decoration in the form an Irish harp or cláirseach. Decorated floats move on the street. Men on horses dressed in colorful dresses. A musician playing bagpipes. Irish Setter dogs in parade. Crowd cheers. Houses along the side of street. Dublin's Lord Mayor Bernard Butler is on the reviewing stand.
A contingent of Russian Cossacks and Siberian troops are seen, in World War 1, after a 26-day march through mud and snow, and under fire. They trudge along in formation, 6 abreast, on a snowy mountain road, in the Caucasus. Houses are perched on the mountainside. Tall mountains are seen in background. (WWI; WW1)
Belgian troops after days of fighting in Belgium during World War I. Two soldiers seated on chairs. The soldiers get their beards shaved. Other soldiers watch them. Buildings in the background.
Opening scene shows some some people gathered near pieces of debris on the sidewalk outside the Roderick Hotel and a 1-cent to 1 dollar store in Centralia, Washington. This is in the wake of the Armistice Day riot in that city that took place in that city, on November 11, 1919. It involved clashes between members of the The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) union and members of the American Legion. A man steps out of a shattered and empty store front on the street. The Washington National Guard was called up by Governor Hart to restore order. Company F of the 3rd Infantry, was sent to Centralia by train on the evening of the 11th from Fort Lewis in Tacoma, Washington. Soldiers of that Company are seen assembling and receiving orders from their officer in Centralia. Next, the soldiers begin marching as guards, on the street in front of the local police station. Some pedestrians watch from a sidewalk. A group of local people crowd together to watch something of interest in a building
The United States Naval fleet on Navy Day. U.S. fleet is termed the best in the world. U.S. battleships, cruisers, destroyers and submarines underway at a sea. Planes take off from an aircraft carrier. An aerial view of the ships. Men work with equipment on a ship. Soldiers fire guns from a battleship. Smoke from firing and bombardment. A flag flutters from a flag pole on the ship. (World War II period).
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