A soldier (PFC Ed Griffiths) arrives in new assignment with the U.S. Army in Washington DC, United States. U.S. Army Sergeant Stuart Queen in his office. Military MATS C-131 (Convair 240) airliner in flight over Washington DC area with PFC Griffiths and other personnel aboard. Army personnel seated in the aircraft. The captain makes arrival announcements. Aerial view of the Washington Monument , the National Mall, Lincoln Memorial, and Potomac River and the Capitol. Military Air Transport Command C-131 parked and passengers descending stairs upon arrival in Washington, DC. They exit the Operations building and look for ground transportation to their destinations. Soldier gets into a taxi cab. He looks at the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Monument, across the Potomac River, as the cab drives, along the George Washington Parkway, past them. He arrives at the U.S. Army Military District of Washington Headquarters, at Fort Myer, and reports for his new assignment in Headquarters Company, U.S. Army. The Sergeant in charge introduces Sergeant Stuart Queen to the soldier. He is warmly welcomed.
A city tour of Washington DC. A U.S. Army soldier of "The Old Guard" seated in a bus as it drives through the streets during a city tour. The U.S. Capitol building. The Statue of Freedom atop the dome of the Capitol. The White House and the National Archives Building. The Department of Justice building. The Statue of Nathan Hale. The officer and other tourists look at the Statue of Thomas Jefferson at the Jefferson Memorial. The Washington Monument. The Statue of Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial.
Distant wide view of the Pentagon in Arlington Virginia, as seen from across a marina of the Potomac River. Men and women employees, some in uniform and some civilians, arrive at the Pentagon which is the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense. Employees walking in corridors of the Pentagon to go to offices. U.S. Army Chief of Staff, Staff Communications Office. Lieutenant Colonel P H Brownfield seated at a desk in the office. He passes on important military messages to crew to keep in contact with the Chief of Staff. The message is delivered via a conveyor system on the interior perimeter wall of the offices. A soldier locates a file in a filing cabinet.. He opens the drawer and takes out a file.
The Pentagon in Arlington Virginia, just outside Washington DC. Soldier walks through the Pentagon building. A signboard on a wall reads 'North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Standing Group'. Officials greet a head of staff and the soldier. The soldier tours shops in concourse including Walgreens drug store and the National Bank of Arlington at the Pentagon. View of a shoe repair or cobbler services area. He gets a haircut by Donald Abbate at Joe Abbate's barber shop. Many military personnel seen getting haircuts. He eats at a cafeteria. He attends an United States Army band and Army Chorus performance during a concert in the Pentagon courtyard. People gathered applaud. Singer Steve Lawrence sings "Up a Lazy River" with "Pershing's Own" United States Army Band.
U.S. Army personnel assigned to the Military District of Washington DC undergo a physical training in Washington DC. At the U.S. Army Military District of Washington soldiers perform drills during ongoing physical training and maintenance. Soldiers stand in formation (this appears to be near grounds of the Pentagon in Arlington Virginia with George Washington Memorial Parkway in background) and their platoon Sergeant, Master Sergeant Queen, inspects them. Shown is the insignia of the unit: a sword across the Washington Monument.
Tomb guards in Washington DC. A tomb guard of the 1st Battle Group, 3rd Infantry ("The Old Guard") keeps a watch at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. In a guard room, the tomb guards watch television and carry out routine work. A tomb guard gets ready and leaves for his duty. Tourists watch as the tomb guards take their positions.