President Harry S. Truman of the United States discusses the issue of Communist aggression in Korea with his cabinet members in Washington DC. Members of the cabinet include Dean Acheson, Secretary of State and George Marshall, Secretary of Defense and others.
View from Helicopter cleared to land at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana. Boys running across a field of tall grass past radar antenna at the base. A boy on a bicycle rides past a Strategic Air Command sign at the base reading "Peace is our Profession." Interior of a command center. An Air Force Senior Master Sergeant working with airmen to maintain status of the 341st Strategic Missile Wing's Minuteman missiles and coordinating their servicing and maintenance. Staff in the unit's command center is called to attention as their Commander, Colonel Rex Dowtin, enters. Colonel Dowtin and his staff officers take seats and listen to their morning briefing, beginning with a report from their weather officer about local conditions. This is followed by reports from other officers, including an African American officer, about the status of matters in their respective areas of responsibility. Meanwhile at another location, white-clad missile combat officer crews (Captains and Lieutenants) are being briefed by a Lieutenant Colonel who tells them the defense condition (DEFCON) is "4" and issues instructions for the day as they prepare to manage various missile silos and installations.
U.S. Army Special Forces troops wade along a stream, carrying M-16s and one carrying a .30 caliber M1919-A6 Browning machine gun. C-119 transport aircraft dropping paratroopers. Troopers on the ground gather up their chutes. Supplies being airdropped. U.S. forces firing small arms. U.S. Army operations in South Vietnam. Closeup of weary Vietnamese Army soldiers. U.S. Army Bell UH-1 Iroquois (AKA Huey) helicopters flying low over jungles and over a bridge along a river. Soldiers in a CH-47 Chinook helicopter. They exhange gunfire with enemies below. On the ground, U.S. Forces in firefight with Viet Cong. U.S. troops jumping to the ground from a helicopter and wading in a river. South Vietnamese and American Wounded being placed aboard an evacuation helicopter. Chopper taking off amidst ground fire. U.S. troops seeking cover as they run from downed helicopter, under fire.
United States B-17 aircraft fly in formations emitting vapor trail. United States 8th Air Force Division drops bombs from B-17 over Krefeld Germany. Bombs impact targets and smoke rises.
United States B-17 aircraft drop bombs to destroy railroad marshalling yards in Ehrang,Germany on December 24, 1944. Bombs impact causing a pillar of smoke to rise up from oil storage center. B-17 bombers unload bombs over marshaling yards in Bingen on December 30, 1944. Large area is covered with flickering light of bomb strikes seen from gun camera.
United States 8th Air Force Division attacks marshalling yards, aerodrome and power plant in Berlin, Germany. B-17 bombers fly in formations and drop bombs to destroy German targets as heavy flak is seen around the planes. Gun camera footage shows An American B-17 aircraft with its tail area blown away goes down in a spin and crashes. Two parachutes are seen deploying in the last few seconds before impact. Aerial views of B-17 aircraft flying. Bombs impact causing fire and smoke.
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