General Omar Bradley presents the Medal of Honor, posthumously, to families of four soldiers who lost their lives in the Korean War to save those of their fellow soldiers. At a ceremony at the Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia, General Bradley presents the medals to family members of Sergeant William Jecelin, Corporal Gordon Craig, Corporal Mitchell Red Cloud Jr., and Private Joseph Ouellette, for heroism above and beyond the call of duty.
Surface to surface A-4/V-2 missile of Germany being launched from Test Stand VII arena at Peenemunde in Germany, during World War 2. After being fired, the white and black missile moves upwards towards the sky above the water.
Camouflaged A-4 missile, also called a V-2 rocket, being launched from a wooded site at Heidelager camp near Blizna, Poland, during World War 2. The V-2 rocket rises, above fire and smoke, and disappears overhead. (Note: These tests proved that a V-2 could be fired from almost anywhere. A few months later, V-2s were being launched against the Allies from similar hidden forested sites in Germany and Holland.)
German A-5 rocket launches off from a test site in Greifswalder Oie, an island in Germany, during World War 2. A-5 was a precursor to the A-4 or V-2 rocket. The rocket is positioned right next to a control bunker. Rocket takes off straight upwards, emitting well-defined hot gases. It then bends course towards horizontal. As the flight continues, the rocket appears to lose some thrust and control and begins to descend.
Nazi German A-5 rocket launches off from a pad in Greifswalder Oie an island in Germany, during World War 2. The A-5 was a precursor to the A-4 or V-2 rocket. Rocket takes off emitting smoke and fire. It moves unsteadily upwards as a fiery flare emerges from its tail. A German Fieseler Storch aircraft takes off from the launch site and flies over sea to locate the rocket after it has descended into the sea.The plane then lands, and a ship with a German flag hoisted over it carries the recovered missile to shore. Details of damage sustained by the missile and its recovery parachute bay are shown, as well as details of the exhaust steering vane assembly.
Cars pass by a main road in North Platte Nebraska as people stand in a street corner celebrating victory over Japan during the second world war. A man burns fire crackers as crowds in the street cheer on. People on board a truck cheer to celebrate V-J Day. People holding posters with victory slogans throng the streets. Cars fill the street and a man attempts to direct traffic.
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