United States officials and officers in France during World War I. American Expeditionary Force (AEF) Commander General John Pershing with U.S. Secretary of War Newton D. Baker. The General, the Secretary, and other American officers stand around several artillery pieces on the frontline. U.S. Army forces are seen digging placements for another artillery gun to be rolled into position. Soldiers prepare a gun for inspection. The large artillery gun barrel moved into position. General Pershing, and Secretary Baker and others inspect the gun.
A film titled 'Uncommon Valor' about the raising of the U.S. flag by U.S. Marines on Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II. United States naval fleet underway off the coast of Iwo Jima. U.S. Army Air Forces aircraft in flight. U.S. 4th and 5th Division Marines disembark from a ship and get onto landing crafts as they head towards the Iwo Jima shoreline. Marines land ashore and advance inland. They raise the American flag on Mount Suribachi. A newspaper boy sells newspapers on a street in the United States. A picture of the raising of the flag on Mount Suribachi. View of sculptor Felix De Weldon as he carves a sculpture of the flag raising event. Scenes from the unveiling and dedication ceremony of the original limestone statue on November 10, 1951, at the Marine Corps base in Quantico, Virginia, for the 176th anniversary of the founding of the Marine Corps. (The version of the statue seen in this footage had been placed in front of the Navy Department Building at the intersection of Constitution Avenue and 19th Street Northwest, Washington, D.C on 10 November 1945. It features 9 foot figures at 1.5 times life size scale. This sculpture was moved to Quantico Marine Base on 17 November 1947. It had been originally constructed by De Weldon of Indiana limestone, cement, and sand due to a lack of bronze during the war. At the time of its move to Quantico in 1947, the statue had deteriorated due to weather. Also, coats of paint to give the look of bronze had hidden much of the detail and had to be removed. Felix de Weldon supervised the repairs at Quantico before the statue was officially dedicated at the main entrance of Quantico on 10 November 1951, as seen in this ceremony). Officers lined up at the ceremony and many guests in the audience. A parking lot seen in the distance behind the assembled crowd. Cover sheets being removed as the war memorial is unveiled at Quantico.
Dedication ceremony of the Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima Memorial) in Arlingon, Virginia, United States. U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower arrives at the Memorial. President Eisenhower with Secretaries of War and Navy walks past a Color Guard. The President reviews a Marine Honor Guard. President Eisenhower, Vice President Richard Nixon, other officials and officers seated. People gathered around the war memorial. Views in the distance of apartment buildings ("River Place"?) and other high rise buildings under construction in Rosslyn.
Dedication ceremony of the Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima Memorial)in Virginia, United States. Inscription at the base of the statue. American flag being raised on the statue. Officials at attention as flag is raised. A woman Marine salutes. U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower walks past the statue. He shakes hands with officials and get into a car. Vice President Richard Nixon at the podium as he delivers a speech. A man at the base of the statue as he blows the bugle. Marines salute in the foreground.
Dedication ceremony of the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial (The Iwo Jima Memorial) in Arlington, Virginia, United States. Sculptor Felix de Weldon and photographer Joe Rosenthal shake hands with the statue of flag raising in the background. Chaplain says a prayer at a ceremony. Spectators seated with their hats off. President's car comes own the drive way followed by others. U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower walks with Navy personnel. Vice President Richard Nixon talks to a Marine who raised the flag at Iwo Jima. Nixon poses with the three survivors of the original flag raising at Iwo Jima. Statue of the flag raising at Iwo Jima. A sign at the base of the statue reads 'Felix de Weldon 1945-1954'.
Unites States forces in Lebanon during the Lebanese crisis. U.S. Army General Paul D. Adams and an officer walk along a dock. U.S. troops carry barrack bags and other equipment as they walk on the pier. A ship in the background. Soldiers walk past a car. Soldiers load barrack bags onto a bus. Brigadier General David W. Gray watches troops on pier.
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