U.S. Army Lady Marines train in the United States during World War II. The lady marines watch the demonstration of a flame thrower. They ride to a beach through a forest in an LVT (Landing Vehicle Tracked). Three LVTs loaded with lady marines are driven into water. Two lady marines in a parachute tower chair fitted to the top of a tower. The chair is released for a fall. It jerks to a halt.
The funeral procession of Surgeon General of the U.S. Army William Gorgas moves along the streets of Washington DC. Pallbearers carry the casket of Major General Gorgas out of a building. The flag-draped casket is placed on a horse-drawn caisson. The horse-drawn caisson heads for Arlington National Cemetery followed by men on horseback.
U.S. President John Kennedy's accused assassin Lee Harvey Oswald being shot at Dallas Jail in Dallas, Texas. An armored car backs up at Dallas jail. Lee Harvey Oswald walks under police guard in Dallas Jail. Cameramen record the event. Jack Ruby shoots Lee Harvey Oswald. An ambulance carrying unconscious Oswald rushes to Parkland Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services for former U.S. President John F. Kennedy in Washington DC. A horse-drawn caisson with President Kennedy's flag-draped casket moves along Pennsylvania Avenue and heads for the U.S. Capitol (First St SE, Washington, DC 20004, United States). United States President Lyndon Johnson, former President Kennedy's wife Jacqueline Kennedy and his brother Robert Kennedy get off a car outside the Capitol. President Kennedy's casket lies in state in the Capitol Rotunda. President Johnson places a wreath in front of the casket. Jacqueline Kennedy moves towards the casket along with her daughter Caroline. Thousands lined up outside the Capitol to view the casket. People cry in the Rotunda of Capitol. The cortège to Saint Matthew's Cathedral (1725 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036, United States) shows dignitaries and leaders from all over the world walking along a road. The casket is carried by pallbearers into the cathedral for a Pontifical Funeral Mass followed by dignitaries. Priests conduct the ceremonies in the cathedral. Richard Cardinal Cushing conducts the Pontifical Requiem Mass. The casket is carried back to the caisson by the pallbearers.
State Funeral of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy. View from high on hill in Arlington Cemetery, to Memorial Bridge, over the Potomac River, and Lincoln Memorial, and beyond. President Kennedy's casket borne by a horse-drawn caisson followed by marching soldiers and funeral procession heads towards the Lincoln Memorial. The casket borne by the horse-drawn caisson arrives at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. Pallbearers place the casket in a grave. U.S. President Lyndon Johnson attends the funeral ceremony. The U.S. flag is spread over the casket. Irish Honor Guard at the grave site. The Eternal Flame lit by Kennedy's wife Jacqueline Kennedy. Mourners stand in the background.
The Mummers Parade held on New Year's Day in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Men dressed up as women (men in drag) in dancing costumes parade along South Broad street. Spectators lined up on sidewalks. The American flag is spread and carried along the street by men.
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