Closeup of tractor pulling sheepsfoot compaction rollers. "MKA" (Morrison-Knudsen, Afghanistan) painted on the equipment. Power shovel filling a dump truck. Afghan welder repairing a part. Afghans working on tractors and replacing a huge tire on its rim. Afghans display their knowledge and skills operating heavy construction equipment. View from cab of a power shovel at the Boghra dam and irrigation project, where canals are extending their reach. Camel caravans arriving in the vicinity. Camps set up by Afghan farmers hoping to obtain allotments of irrigated land. The farmers drawing diagrams in the sand and discussing hopeful future plans. Afghan masons building homes for future settlers. Scene shifts to water seen flowing through the main Boghra canal and then emerging into the cultivated section of MKA's experimental farm project. Afghan farmers tending alfalfa hay. Two men walk among fruit trees in an orchard. Other crops, and Afghans tilling soil with machinery. Crops growing on strips of earth fed by small irrigation ditches. Vast field of green growing wheat, then shown later, ready for harvest. View of Afghans harvesting the wheat with machinery.
Members of the U.S. Armed Forces on United States Navy Ship Barrett in Staten Island, New York. A sailor operates a 'Pepsi-cola' dispenser to serve drinks to the members. The members of the U.S. Armed Forces drink. United States Navy Captain and the Commanding Officer of the United States Navy Ship (USNS) Barrett Towne looks at the GIs carrying barracks bags aboard the ship. Towne stands. The members of the U.S. Armed Forces sit and chat. They walk on a gangplank and carry bags aboard ship.
Sailors and people on United States Navy Ship Barrett in Staten Island, New York. Empty bunks in a troop compartment. Dependent women and children walk. Hostesses walk on a canopied gangplank. Some children are assisted by sailors. .
Hostesses on United States Navy Ship Barrett in Staten Island, New York. U.S. Navy Chaplain Albert J. Clement looks on as the hostesses walk on a canopied gangplank aboard the ship. The hostesses wave from the deck.
Activities of people aboard the United States Naval Ship ( USNS ) Barrett in Staten Island, New York. Two hostesses stand. Sailors and other officers salute as Admiral Voseller comes aboard. A woman and naval officers also come aboard. White and African American members of the U.S. Armed Forces (GIs) carry their bags aboard.
Activities of people aboard the United States Naval Ship (USNS) Barrett in Staten Island, New York. Hostesses and members of the U.S. Armed Forces (GIs) on a pier. Civilians on the pier wave. The hostesses wave from the USNS Barrett. The name of the ship 'USNS Barrett' inscribed on a side. The ship at a dock.