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A large Joint American-French ceremony at Kerfautras cemetery, Brest, France, honoring fallen in World War I

A U.S. Navy brass band plays a dirge as they march slowly into Kerfautras cemetery, on q path from the main entrance on rue Massillon, in Brest, France, during World War 1. They are followed by a contingent of sailors with shouldered arms, carrying an American flag and marching slowly. They are followed by a funeral coach pulled by two horses and escorted by U.S. Naval officers. Bringing up the rear is another contingent of U.S. sailors, marching slowly and not bearing arms. U.S. Army Brigadier General George Herbert Harries speaks during the funeral. Several high-ranking French and American officers seated behind the podium, including:. U.S. Army Major General William Crozier and U.S. Navy Admiral Henry Braid Wilson. A large number of American military and French military and civilian spectators are present. French and American flags fly side-by-side in the center of the gathering. French troops stand in front of a backdrop of black parsasols held by women behind them. Several children stand with the front line of French soldiers. One little girl holds an American flag. The French troops salute for the camera. The next scene shows a virtual sea of parasols and hats, including French women wearing fashionable bonnets and many men wearing straw boaters. High-ranking French and American military officers all stand and salute. Major General Crozier walks among graves of newly interred American fallen. He is accompanied by a Brigadier General wearing a black armband. Several field grade officers follow the Generals. At the end, a large memorial gathering is seen at a courtyard in the U.S. Naval Base at Brest. Sailors are drawn up in formation and many spectators are assembled. An American flag drapes a coffin flanked by several others leaning upright against a building wall. There is very little movement, so presumably words are being spoken.

Date: 1918
Duration: 2 min 27 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675070096
U.S. President Kennedy is greeted by French President De Gaulle and other officials in Paris, France.

United States President John F. Kennedy and French President Charles de Gaulle in Paris, France. An aircraft arrives at Paris Orly Airport. Several people gathered on the airfield. U.S. President John Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline “Jackie” Kennedy come down the steps of the aircraft. President Kennedy is greeted by President De Gaulle and other officials. A French officer salutes and greets the President. The President shakes hands with the officials. President Kennedy, President de Gaulle, and the officials walking on the airfield. Aerial view of vehicles moving on streets. Several horsemen on the streets. The officials moving in an open carriage. Horsemen escorting the carriage. People gathered on both sides of the streets to the motorcade. U.S. and French flags hoisted on poles. Soldiers standing on sides of a path. President Kennedy and President Charles de Gaulle go up the steps of a building followed by their wives, Mrs. Kennedy and Madame Yvonne de Gaulle. The Presidents talk.

Date: 1961, June 1
Duration: 2 min 13 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070097
General Dwight Eisenhower visits 3rd Army Division Command Post near Nancy, France and visits 12th Evacuation Hospital.

Supreme Commander of Allied Expeditionary Forces in Europe General Dwight Eisenhower and Commander of U.S. 3rd Army General George Patton in 3rd Army area near Nancy, France during World War II. General Eisenhower with General Patton at 3rd Army front area visits Division Command Post and speaks to soldiers. The Generals inspect battle damage, gas and ration depots and U.S. 12th Evacuation Hospital.

Date: 1944, November 18
Duration: 3 min 0 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675070147
Soldiers of 2nd Moroccan Division and French 5th Armored Division move behind an M-4 tank and fire guns in Belfort, France.

French troops advance in Belfort, France during World War II. French troops of 2nd Moroccan Division and French 5th Armored Division advance behind an M-4 tank. The soldiers fire 30 caliber light machine guns. A dead German soldier in a ditch. A wounded German soldier lies in a ditch. French soldiers arrive with a group of German prisoners.

Date: 1944, November 20
Duration: 3 min 7 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675070148
96th Aero Squadron prepares a Breguet 14 bomber for a bombing mission, at Amanty Airdrome in France during World War I

U.S. 96th Aero Squadron at Amanty Airdrome in France during World War 1. Airmen unload bombs from a truck. They place fuses in the tails of the bombs. They load the bombs to racks under wings of a French Breguet 14 biplane bomber. Major J. L. Dunsworth, Commanding Officer of the 96th Aero Squadron and First Lieutenant V. F. Ludden inspect the operation. Ground crewmen work hard, pulling the propeller through numerous times before finally getting the engine to start on the. Breguet 14. Lt. A. H. Alexander in the pilot's cockpit and Lt. E. MCLennair in the observer and gunner's position discuss something they see in the air behind them. The insignia of the 96th Aero Squadron (a devil carrying a bomb in a triangle) is painted on the fuselage of the airplane.

Date: 1918
Duration: 2 min 34 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675070264
General Cannon and group watches a demonstration on a map at a briefing in Corsica, France.

United States Army Air Forces General John Kenneth Cannon in Corsica, France during World War II. General Cannon and group seated in chairs on a field. They watch a demonstration on a map at a briefing. The group watches the demonstration. General Cannon and two officers seated. The officers stand and talk. They walk away from the area.

Date: 1945
Duration: 3 min 45 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675070342