American former war correspondents in the Netherlands and Belgium to mark the 25th anniversary of Allied invasion of Europe during World War 2. A sign on a building reads 'Esso Motor Hotel.' American correspondents leave the hotel. Road sign for "Maastricht". Airport hangar with lettering "Airport Luchthaven Zuid Limburg." A bus driven past a civilian band parading down a street. The correspondents seated in the bus. The bus driven past fields in the countryside. A road sign for "Centrum / Belgie". The correspondents get off the bus and enter a government building likely in Antwerp Belgium. Views from inside a bus as the correspondents arrive at NATO headquarters in Brussels. They get off the bus. The correspondents seated around a table during a meeting.
Group of former U.S. war correspondents in Paris, France to mark the 25th anniversary of Allied invasion of Europe in World War II. A view of railway tracks as seen from a moving train. American correspondents outside the U.S. Embassy in Paris. The group is joined by R. Sargent Shriver, then American Ambassador to France. The Eiffel Tower in Paris, viewed from a moving bus. Correspondents at a U.S. military helicopter pad in Paris. A helicopter lifts off. Aerial views of a city as seen from the helicopter. View of the Seine river and buildings of Paris below. Correspondents get off a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter. Another smaller helicopter, the blades rotate.
Former American war correspondents in France to mark the 25th anniversary of Allied invasion of Europe in World War II. Correspondents arrive at a seaside dining room near the beaches of Normandy. American flags along a stairway. Cooks prepare food. The correspondents greet dignitaries. Dignitaries including British and American military officers climb up the stairs. The correspondents and dignitaries seated around a table as they eat. A man kisses a woman. Retired U.S. General J. Lawton Collins seen with the group near end of clip.
Former U.S. war correspondents in Normandy, France to mark the 25th anniversary of Allied invasion of France during World War II. Correspondents outside a cafe near Normandy as they prepare to leave a luncheon. Retired General J. Lawton Collins is escorted by a uniformed U.S. Army officer to a waiting car. View of the Normandy coastline from a moving car. American flag on the bonnet of a car as it drives along the road. Graves at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial. Wife of a correspondent walks amidst graves at the cemetery. Grave of Wesley J. Rubenstein with a Star of David Jewish headstone. An F-4E Phantom aircraft in flight overhead. American and French flags hoisted at the cemetery. Correspondents tour the cemetery. View of a plaque ad time capsule unveiled by the correspondents and presented that day. It says, "In memory of General Dwight D. Eisenhower and the forces under his command, this sealed capsule containing news reports of the June 6, 1944 Normandy Landings is placed here - by the newsmen who were there. June 6, 1969." A man with a baby tied to his back. Correspondents speak during the ceremony. A photographer clicks pictures.
Korean war tragedy. Despite peace talks in Korean War, the plight of homeless, sick and starving continues. Estimate of three million civilians casualties. Refugees including many children in makeshift homes and camps. Civilian refugees include both North Koreans and South Koreans.
African American soldiers of the 369th Infantry Regiment, 93rd Division ("Harlem Hellfighters"), United States Army, march in formation along a road in Maffrecourt, France, in World War 1. They are led by mounted officers, and a brass band (likely under the direction of band leader Lt. James Reese Europe). Unit leaders salute as they pass the camera. Mules pull several artillery pieces and caissons. Several medics march with stretchers. The U.S. flag is the only one carried by the color guard. No unit colors are seen. The 369th Infantry soldiers wear French helmets because they were assigned to the French Army during the war, as the U.S. Army (American Expeditionary Forces) did not permit African Soldiers in combat.
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