U.S. Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson makes a speech from his desk at the Pentagon in Virginia. He mentions Korea and states that, as always, Labor has offered patriotic services which has helped to keep America free through the years. As in the past, Labor and the armed forces are one, willing to work and fight together, and die, if need be, in that cause. (Korean War period.)
Numerous views of abandoned German 88mm flak antiaircraft guns as seen by invading American forces during their incursions deep into Germany in final month of World War 2, in Europe. Many have barrels broken or spiked. At least one appears intact, pointed vertically toward the sky. These guns appear to surround an airfield or other open space.
Opening scene shows the Monument to the Battle of the Nations erected in Leipzig, in 1913, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the epic battle of Leipzig, and the defeat of Napoleon by a coalition of allies arrayed against the French. Notable are images of Teutonic knights standing guard around the upper periphery of the monument. Closeup of the base of the monument and entranceway. Some signs of war damage are visible. Camera pans upward. An American soldier is seen in lower left foreground, manning an M45 Browning .50 caliber Quadmount anti-aircraft gun. Camera continues to pan over details of the monument. (World War 2; WWII; WW2)
Opening is drawing of a tiger and film title: "A tiger is a man." closeup of USAF Aviation Cadet Colonel's shoulder board. Next he is seen from the back, as he speaks to an Air Force Officer. Sign reads: "Headquarters, USAF Preflight School, Lackland AFB." Cadets are seen in blue uniforms and white gloves., marching in area between their barracks. Views of barracks with glimpse of two cadets "marching tours" on a special path. An Air Force officer and several cadets on walkways between the barracks. Closeup of clock showing 4:30 (AM). View of cadets asleep in their bunks. Suddenly the lights go on, and they all rise. Closeup of cadets shaving., hurriedly. Another brushing his teeth. A cadet making his bed with tight military corners. One places his shoe partly under the bunk mattress to hold it while he shines it. Shoes being placed with care using a cardboard to assure the toes align perfectly. Cadets hurrying to a formation.
Filipinos attend the proclamation of Philippine independence ceremony in Manila as the United States grants independence after World War 2. Smiling crowds of Filipinos in attendance. A Filipino boy watches the ceremony while holding a hotdog on a stick, a common snack brought under American influence in the Philippines. View of the Independence Grandstand (a temporary structure built in front of the Rizal Monument) in Manila with American flag and Philippine flags on tall flag poles. United States General of the Army Douglas MacArthur gives a speech during the Philippine Independence ceremony. “with this ceremony, a new nation is born. A nation conceived in the centuries-old struggles of people to attain the political liberty to embark upon its own national destiny.” Says General Douglas MacArthur. Filipino women with umbrellas watching MacArthur’s speech. Map of the Philippines. Filipinos smiling. View of Jones Bridge, on the riverbanks of the Pasig River, connecting to the Binondo Chinatown district in Manila. The Philippine National Bank (PNB) in Escolta Street, the historic financial district of Manila. Heacock’s Department Store, selling American appliances such as Remington, with various Manila billboards such as “ASIA LIFE”, “Elizade & Co Inc. Tanduay Distillery” and “Goodrich”. The old Legislative Building (now the National Museum of the Philippines). View of the Port of Manila. Men offloading crates of sugar and hemp to be exported to markets abroad, particularly in the United States. A ship sailing away from the Port of Manila. Factory smokestacks emitting smoke. Filipinos in steel and petroleum plants. Filipinos building a vehicle on an assembly plant. People at the Philippine Legislative Building entrance. Filipinos in panic, running for shelter, after air raid siren sounds. Evacuating people board a crowded bus. Japanese bombing of Manila. Japanese tanks with soldiers enter into Manila, prominently flying the Japanese flag. Japanese soldiers wade through water on a coast, climb a steep hill. Smoke in battlefield.
A Yosemite Transport System (YTS) stage drives up a rock-lined road from Yosemite. Conifer trees surround the mountainous roads. Scenic views of mountains and surrounding forests at Yosemite.
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