A huge crowd gathered to pay their last respects to the American Unknown Soldier of World War 1 being buried at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery. People gathered below the sarcophagus. A bugler plays and a cannon is fired to honor the Unknown Soldier. U.S. President Warren G. Harding leaves after the ceremony. The President walks past a large crowd of civilians.
A documentary depicts activities of U.S. Department of War workers in the United States during World War 2. Scenes of various 1940's clocks on bedside tables. War department workers wake up with the alarms. They get ready for work. Cars passing on the streets of Washington DC. Buildings along the sides of the street. People lined up waiting for public conveyance. A bus arrives. Bus and car traffic on the "Highway Bridge" over the Potomac River toward Arlington Virginia. (The Highway Bridge, a swing-span through-truss bridge, was part of the 14th Street Bridge complex over the years. It was eventually replaced by the George Mason Memorial Bridge, and in 1967 the Highway Bridge was removed and taken to the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Dahlgren Virginia, to be used for bombing practice). View of the newly built Pentagon War Department building in Arlington Virginia, and views of large parking lots at the Pentagon filled with cars. Workers walking inside the Pentagon building corridors. A line of women seated and working at telephone switchboards in the Pentagon, and consulting an updated telephone directory. A sign at the door of a room reads 'Security Office, Identification Section'. A woman goes inside. Woman named 'Phyllis Hood' gets her identification card and finger prints for her identification in the office. She is seen taking an oath. Hood working at her desk. She files statistical reports. Exteriors of various Washington DC buildings being guarded by United States Army personnel for the Military District of Washington during World War II. A covered anti-aircraft gun installation in Washington DC is shown opening as US Army soldiers take up positions to use the artillery during practice drills. A guard standing outside the White House building.
An apartment furnished with Japanese furniture and artifacts in the Arlington Towers apartments (later River Place Apartments) at Rosslyn in Arlington, Virginia . An American man shows a Japanese man various Japanese artifacts like Japanese tables, vase, bowls placed in apartment. Japanese prints and paintings hang on walls of the apartment. A view of apartment building from outside. A view of Bradley Boulevard Apartments a residential neighborhood in Bethesda Maryland. Trees line garden of Bradley Boulevard Apartments neighborhood. Cars are parked. People walking. People on bicycle.1964-65.
The Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima Memorial) dedicated by President Dwight Eisenhower in Arlington, Virginia, near Rosslyn. The Arlington Towers development, later named River Place, is seen in the background. Military personnel and civilians attend the ceremony. Service men salute. The press and media. Civilian photographers take photographs, record the event and take notes. An NBC Television cameraman recording the event. United States Marines in uniform. The Marine Honor Guard marches, followed by Marine Unit. Officers salute. People observe the Memorial. Officers and dignitaries seated before the Memorial. The dignitaries include President Dwight Eisenhower, Vice President Richard Nixon, U.S. Marine Corps Commander General Lemuel Shepherd, Jr., and the three surviving flag raisers: Ira Hayes, Rene Gagnon and John Bradley. President Eisenhower greets a military officer. The Marines with the USMC flag.
USS Maine Memorial and Tomb of the Unknown at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, United States. USS Maine Memorial at a distance. Tomb of the Unknown, guard in front of the Tomb. Guard in front of the USS Maine Memorial. Flowers in honor of Filipino President Manuel Quezon placed before the USS Maine Memorial where he is buried. Cannon near the Arlington National Cemetery Amphitheater. Anchor near USS Maine Memorial.
USMC War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia in the United States. The Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington (sometimes called the Iwo Jima Memorial). U.S. Marine Corps during a drill in front of the memorial. The Marines marching in formation. People watching the Marines. A few men and women sitting in a roped off area. A few of them standing behind them. The Marines blowing bugles march in position. The Marines marching and a band master in front. A U.S. Marine in dress blues, in the audience.. A man taking pictures with a camera. The crowd gathered applauds.
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