U.S. Army 7th Cavalry Regiment and 82nd Field Artillery (Horse) Battalion on maneuvers in Marfa, Texas. 82nd Field Artillery sets up battery of French 75 field artillery pieces to fire at "enemy" positions. Gunners adjust artillery aim towards the target. French 75s fire on targets, one after the other. Gunners reload them and fire again. Artillery and cavalry in "retreat," take new positions. Cavalry troops ride fast towards new position on a dusty "battlefield."
Troops of the U.S. Army 1st Cavalry Division, 8th Cavalry Regiment, water their horses following maneuvers at Marfa, Texas. The horses drink water at a pond near the military exercise field. Soldiers walk along with their horses. They move towards their base at dusk.
Mounted soldiers of the U.S. Army 1st Cavalry Division, 7th and 8th Cavalry Regiments, including ambulance wagons, proceed toward their Base after military exercises at Marfa-Shafter-Alamito area of the Big Bend District, Texas. Cavalry moving on sandy paths in the desert.
Officers of the U.S. Army 1st Cavalry Division gather at the Officer's Mess while on field maneuvers, in Marfa, Texas. The Mess is setup in tents and includes cloth-covered tables. Officers are seen eating at the mess.
United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt addresses the nation from White House in Washington DC. He talks about the position of United States in World War II. He shows faith in his forces. He talks about rumors of damages versus actual damages by Japanese invasion of Pearl Harbor. President Roosevelt provides death toll as 2340 people; regarding damages to navy ships, only 3 were permanently destroyed, others are repairable. He rejects rumors of massive damage to air forces, and says that Americans have destroyed more Japanese planes on and since Pearl Harbor attack than Japan has destroyed of U.S. planes.
United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt addresses the nation from White House in Washington DC. Sitting at his desk he talks about the position of United States in World War II. He insists on the people of United States to keep working in favor of the nation. He speaks of a Society where nobody is specially privileged, that means equality amongst all citizens.
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