Memorial statue in Central Park, New York, to the 7th U.S. Army Regiment of World War I (World War 1, WWI, First World War). American infantrymen run with rifles from C-47 transport planes. U.S. soldiers in battlefield in Europe, and parading in tanks and marching,along the Champs Elysee,in Paris, France, with the Arc de Triomphe behind them. Soldiers march with flags. People watch. Korean War era U.S. soldiers march with rifles. West Point cadets march in New York City. Houses and buildings along the sides of the street. U.S. Army soldiers in various modes of operation: riflemen, artillerymen, paratroopers,ski troops, and Army engineers building bridges. One scene shows a woman soldier working as a mechanic. Soldiers training on an obstacle course, traversing a polar region with dog sleds. A gun emplacement in Hawaii and U.S.troops parading in the Philippines. A ship traversing the Panama Canal. View of U.S. Army tent Camp in Puerto Rico. A U.S. soldier sentry standing guard beside the ocean, in summer, in Iceland. An American soldier poses on a hill in New Jersey, silhouetted against backdrop of the Manhattan skyline with tall skyscrapers of New York City seen behind him. Sergeant James Mansfield talks about Colonel William Wilson Quinn. Colonel William Wilson Quinn on the show discusses the blue badge of the combat infantryman. The badge framed on a wall. He says that the badge has a blue background which is the color of the infantry. Copy of a rifle on the badge is surrounded by a circle with a star.
Colonel William Wilson Quinn on the show 'The Big Picture' in United States. Blue badge model framed on the wall in the background. He speaks about the importance of the blue badge of the rifleman or infantry man and the soldiers who wear the blue badge. He speaks about the great work of the infantrymen during the Korean War. He also speaks about the war at Sicily, the battle of the Bulge and the great work of various divisions. He says that the program 'The Big Picture' is the result of the great work of the Signal Corps combat cameramen who took the pictures and films of the Infantrymen.
A part from the dramatized French documentary titled 'Jour De Piene' (A Tough Day). A train whistles past a railway crossing. The crossing gates open . Factory workers of the town of Isbergues in France leave for work at dawn on their bicycles. A magnetic crane near two tall factory chimney.s Shows industrial plants and workers working inside a metal factory. Hot metal ingots being poured and metal slabs produced. Scenes of several industrial machines. Factory workers gather and converse. Factory owner sees through window. A meeting between factory owners and the worker's union leaders.
Heavy machines inside a metal factory in the town of Isbergues,France. Ingots being poured. Workers working inside the factory converse. An alarm raises and factory workers exit with their bicycles from the factory gates. Heavily crowded town center. Children enjoy merry-go ride. Robert, a young factory worker, makes his way to home accompanied by a fellow worker.
French factory worker Robert and his father arrive to their home in Isbergues, France. Robert washes his face. Robert's father shows him a photo-album. They both argue with each other. Flower vases and several picture frames on a table. A certificate on the wall with a picture of Robert' s parents above it. Robert's mother with a cat. Robert packs his suitcase and leaves.
French factory worker named Robert at a railway station in Isbergues, France. Train arrives at the station. Robert shakes hands with fellow worker and leaves for Paris. Man says “Au revior, Léon” from train window. Man enters the Paris Metro outside Paris Gare du Nord train station. Street of Paris with tall buildings, vehicular traffic, and pedestrians. Robert attends special classes in trade unionism. A professor points to the blackboard. Professor talks to a student. Hand of a student holding a cigarette over a notebook. A night meeting of the trade union workers. Robert is notified of breakdown in negotiations between the union leaders and factory owners in his town of Isbergues.
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