Funeral procession of President Franklin D. Roosevelt on the streets of Washington DC. Horse drawn carriage with casket escorted by men on motorcycles. Crowd lined up on sidewalks. Various U.S. military units march. Funeral procession arrives at White House. Casket is carried into building. Casket is placed in East Room, lying in state. Scene change to funeral services for FDR at Hyde Park, New York. President Truman and Franklin D Roosevelt's wife among the mourners. A volley is fired over the president's grave. Symphonic music track in background is interspersed with audio quotations from Roosevelt, including, from his State of the Union on January 7, 1943: "Therefore, let us all have confidence, let us redouble our efforts. A tremendous, costly, long-enduring task in peace as well as in war is still ahead of us. But, as we face that continuing task, we may know that the state of this Nation is good--the heart of this Nation is sound--the spirit of this Nation is strong--the faith of this Nation is eternal." Also heard at the beginning of the clip is Roosevelt saying, "American fighting men looked to the statesmen of the world to finish the work of peace for which they fought and suffered. We failed them then. We cannot fail them again, and expect the world again to survive," from his address to Congress on Yalta, March 1, 1945 (World War II).
Presidential Inaugural Ceremonies for Ronald Reagan on 20th January 1981 in Washington DC. Inaugural Ceremony at the West Front of the United States Capitol. Senator Mark Hatfield speaks. The President's Own (U.S. Marine Band) plays for the inauguration of Ronald Reagan. Crowd applauds. Senator Hatfield takes over the microphone. He requests the President elect Ronald Reagan and Reverend Donn D. Moomaw to stand for a prayer. Reverend Donn D. Moomaw is a senior pastor at the Bel Air Presbyterian Church, Los Angeles, California. Reverend Moomaw speaks. The President elect Ronald Reagan and the crowd bow their heads in prayer. The Vice President elect George H. W. Bush is seen as well as President Jimmy Carter. Senator Hatfield wishes good health to President Carter and Vice President Ronald Mondale. The crowd applauds. President Jimmy Carter shakes hands with Senator Mark Hatfield.
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) REFORGER II (Return of Forces to Germany) Operation. U.S. helicopter AH-1G Cobra make strafing run at target. U.S. helicopter AH-1G Cobra lay smoke screen. Formation of UH-1D Huey helicopters toward hill. AH-1G Cobra helicopters provide protective cover. UH-1D helicopters land. The troops get off and run to attack machine gun position. German MG (Machine Gun) nest. Gunners fire at advancing men of 16th Infantry Division. Soldiers aid wounded soldiers walk to safety. APC (Armored Personnel Carrier) cross field.
Swift Boat 'Point Grey' underway in Vietnam. A hilly shoreline in the background. A small island in the far background. A PCF-3 Swift Boat is docked at a pier at An-Thoi area. Captain Shepherd (U.S. Navy) on wooden dock area being instructed in firing of M-70 grenade launcher. The captain fires a grenade and lowers his gun. Lieutenant F.D. Scovel fires an M-79 launcher. Two Vietnamese look on. A harbor area in view. A small island in the far background. Lieutenant F.D. Scovel fires a grenade. Captain Shepherd fires the M-79 grenade launcher. The grenade strikes the water. The Swift Boat at the pier.
The Free French Destroyer, La Combantte crossing English Channel with General Charles De Gaulle, Admiral d'Argenlieu and General Henri Giraud aboard during World War II in France. The Cross of Lorraine flag of on the stern of the warship La Combantte. The French seamen stand in a line and salute. General De Gaulle in front of the seamen. The General awards medal to a French naval officer. All officers and crew wear the Cross of Lorraine on their uniforms. General De Gaulle seen with Admiral d'Argenlieu and General Henri Giraud. Several seamen of the crew. General Charles De Gaulle aboard the vessel. A DUKW (amphibious truck), flying the Cross of Lorraine ensign, with General de Gaulle and his party of Free French officers on board, heads toward shores of Normandy. Several other vessels in the sea.
United States Ship Hancock CV-19 during Project Steam in Pacific Ocean. U.S. North American FJ-2 Fury with J-47 engine on deck shortly after landing. Crew stand around it. A man drives a jeep. U.S. Douglas F3D Skynight pushes off elevator on the hangar deck. U.S. F3D taken down to hanger deck to deck edge elevator.
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