In the United States, American troops prepare to reinforce those responding to North Korean aggression against South Korea in the Korean War, and parade along Constitution Avenue in Washington DC, with Capitol building seen in background. American soldiers boarding a train to transport them to a port of embarkation. Remainder of the film is devoted to soldiers from the 53 nations contributing forces to the United Nations (UN) action. Canada contributes troops to the effort. Camera closeup of shoulder emblem on a Canadian officer boarding a train. Canadian troops marching to a port of embarkation. Turkish troops on their way to Korea, pass in review before a commanding officer. Troops of the Netherlands, also seen marching. Australian troops assembled before sailing to Korea. Swedish doctors and nurses board a ship bound for Korea, where they will set up field hospitals to care for wounded. British sailors boarding transport ship to Korea. Brief view of the Royal Navy Colossus class aircraft carrier, HMS Triumph (16) underway in Korean waters. Australian soldiers boarding an aircraft to Korea. One raises his rifle and waves from the top of the stairs as he enters the plane. More soldiers climbing gangways to large transport ships. Asian civilians waving small flags as they cheer departing soldiers. British soldiers wearing berets with pom poms are seen disembarking from a troop ship. More views of United Nations troops marching in formations. The UN General Assembly building in Lake Success, Long Island, New York. View of delegates inside the building. Film ends showing a rotating globe of the world, with flags of Nations participating in UN actions in Korea, being shown as the globe passes their respective countries.
A solitary Japanese Army sentry walks his post along a seawall in a coastal area under Japanese military control in World War II. Local people go about their daily activities in a city under Japanese administration. A Japanese military policeman, wearing a white armband, directs traffic. A Japanese Army officer converses with another Japanese military policeman. A passenger speeds past them in a rickshaw. A Japanese military officer waves a loaded truck onward. Japanese replace old buildings and install new communication lines in a city. Japanese military engineers survey and Japanese troops build lines of communication, including a railroad bridge. Japanese officials scrutinize credentials of people at a checkpoint. A Japanese soldier searches a man. People are waved through a checkpoint after their credentials are reviewed. Workers in a textile plant. Laborers at construction sites use carrying poles to transport materials. Other laborers carrying sacks of material on their backs, as they unload a barge at a waterfront. Glimpse of a Japanese controlled harbor.
American Army recruits in civilian clothes get physical examination and receive uniforms during World War II. U.S. Army recruits enter a room and check-in. A doctor wearing a white gown uses a tongue depressor and checks the throat of each man. The recruits are seen receiving their new uniforms.
Steam locomotive of Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad is rotated slightly on turntable to align it with track entering a Roundhouse.The locomotive engine is then raised on jacks. Mechanics remove a pair of wheels and dismantle them. View of machines in maintenance shop. Mechanics roll several new steel wheels into the maintenance shop. View of mechanics working on connecting rods.
Six Yugoslavian embassies bombed through out United States and Canada. Damaged embassy building in Washington after the blast. Broken window glasses of consulate off Fifth Avenue in New York.
601 racers participate at 71st Boston marathon in Massachusetts. Runners shown include Kathrine Switzer, the first woman to run the marathon. The narrator claims that the "leggy lady" was jostled off the course and did not finish, but that is incorrect. Race official Jock Semple tried to remove her, but her boyfriend who was running with her stopped him and she finished the race as number 261. Dave McKenzie of New Zealand finishes first. Tom Laris and Yutaka Oaki of Japan follow. A man hugs McKenzie after he wins the race.
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