U.S. 60th Infantry Regiment, 5th Battalion in Rach Kien, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A board reads 'C CO 5 Bn 60 Inf Charle Rangers'. Soldiers move around at the base. A parked truck. United States Army UH-1D Iroquois helicopters land. A pilot at the controls of a helicopter. Soldiers disembark from the helicopter. The helicopter flies off. The soldiers conduct a search in a deserted hut.
U.S. 101st Airborne Division in the Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. A chaplain leads men in a prayer service. An altar set up on the ground. A fleet of United States Army UH-1D Iroquois helicopters comes in for landing. Soldiers wait on a field as seen from a helicopter taking off. A soldier seated in an airborne helicopter has two belts of ammunition across his chest.
Air strikes in the Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. Aerial view of smoke rising from bomb bursts. United States Air Force T-28D Trojan aircraft in flight. Aerial view of hills in a jungle. Napalm bomb explosions in a wooded area.
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt in Newfoundland for the Atlantic Conference during World War II. Sailors wait aboard USS Augusta (CA-31). They salute as an officer arrives. The sailors salute as Winston Churchill boards the ship. He is greeted by an officer. Officers direct him up the stairs. A cameraman in the foreground.
The old Southern Railway Building, 13th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C., housing the U. S. Coast Guard Headquarters during World War 2. Persons are entering the building. Sign identifies the office of the Commandant. The Commandant, Russell Randolph Waesche holds a meeting in the office. Map of the world covers one wall. American and Coast Guard flags are displayed. Commandant Waesche is explaining the mission of the Coast Guard. Closeup of him speaking. Outside, on the street, a contingent of uniformed armed Coastguardsmen stands in formation. Officials reviewing a parade that includes a Coast Guard contingent. Glimpse of ships docked in a port.
U.S. President Harry S. Truman dedicates Friendship International Airport in Anne Arundel County Maryland, United States, south of Baltimore. Aerial view of the new airport. A sign on a terminal building reads 'Friendship International Airport'. President Truman disembarks from an aircraft together with Baltimore Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr., and is greeted by officials. He reviews an honor guard. A crowd seated during the dedication ceremony. The President speaks into a microphone and gives a short address (sound is present in clip for this portion). (The airport was later renamed Baltimore/Washington International Airport, and subsequently, Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. Also known as BWI.)
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