Trainees of Company E, 1st Training Regiment at Fort Dix in New Jersey, United States. The trainees relax in their rooms at night. They look out of a window. A soldier plays a guitar and sings in his room. Two soldiers seated at a table play chess. Other soldier plays a mouth organ.
The American Interplanetary Society's first liquid fuel rocket is launched from Staten Island in New York, United States in 1933. George Edward Pendray of the AIS, and his associate preparing for the launch. The 7 1/2 foot rocket is placed on a stand. Other men look on. The rocket, fueled with gasoline and liquid oxygen, takes off. Its fuel tank overheats and explodes moments after takeoff and the rocket crashes to the beach below. (From a November 10, 1958 newsreel recounting events 25 years earlier. The world's first successful liquid fuel rocket was launched by Robert Goddard in Auburn, Massachusetts, on 16 March 1926. This film records the first such attempt under auspices of the American Interplanetary Society, in 1933. )
ROK Army soldiers enter barracks with United States soldiers. Korean soldier playing checkers with white soldier. African-American soldier bowling. Korean hits punching bag with white soldier. ROK Army dentists with patient. ROK Army optometrist puts glasses on patient. Korean air traffic controller in tower with United States soldier. Monoplane landing at airport. ROK Army troops patrolling the DMZ near sign that reads "Light & Weapons Line. Personnel will not travel beyond this point unless they are armed or wearing flak vests--steel pots. All vehicle lights turned off at this point. "SAFETY FIRST" View of truck ambushed by North Korea in April 1968. Bullet holes seen in truck windshield. United States soldiers enter a mess hall tent. Officer points to bullet hole in wall from August 1968 attack on mess hall. View of upended dishes and table dramatizing attack on mess hall with machine gun. View of barracks destroyed by time bomb. Joint Military Armistice Commission meeting in Panmunjom, Korea. Korean smoking while meeting takes place. Damaged truck on display outside building at Joint Military Armistice Commission meeting. United States honor guard in formation outside building.
Special preview of a film 'Away All Boats' based on the amphibious World War II Pacific War at Brooklyn Navy Yard. A thousand United States Navy men and a hundred film critics attend the special preview of the film. Hollywood actor George Nader is awarded by the United States Navy for his acclaimed performance in the WW2 film 'Away All Boats'. Universal International Vice President and General Sales Manager Charles J. Feldman receives a naval citation from Captain Dimatropolis. Citation to the Universal International Picture for the film by U.S. Navy.
Highlights the role of United States Coast Guard in Operation Desert Storm against Iraqi occupation of Kuwait in Arabian Peninsula. Helicopters in flight. Ships underway in sea. American President George H. W. Bush orders the embargo of merchant ships of Iraq. Maritime Interception Forces check merchant ships. United States Coast Guard train men of multinational forces for embargo of ship. Lieutenant Bob Atkin explains the role played by coast guard in inspection of ships during the operation. American flag on a ship and men on the flight deck. United States Navy Captain Dick Reass appreciates the efforts of coast guard during the Gulf War.
President Lyndon B. Johnson signing bills onboard the Air Force One flight to Korea. Korean cavalry and motorcade passing on road near the Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul, South Korea. Marshals control huge crowd following the procession of cars. Korean high school students run to meet President Johnson. Flag of the United States. President Lyndon Johnson gets out of car and is greeted by large crowd before entering the City Hall Plaza (110 Sejong-daero, Myeong-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea) in Seoul. Korean girls, wearing white hanbok dresses, welcomes President Johnson and his wife by scattering flowers as they head towards Korea's Prime Minister Chung Il-Kwon. President Johnson with wife, Lady Bird Johnson, after being welcomed by President Park Chung-hee.. Large South Korea and United State flags flying in Seoul. View of large crowd gathered. Shows refugees traveling and people clearing ruins in Korea. Korean refugees fleeing on foot. Koreans walking in devastated town. View of modern buildings and industrial areas in South Korea. Skyline of Seoul. Aerial view of Seoul and surrounding farmlands. River in South Korea. People cheering as the President Johnson passes in car. President Johnson at the dedication of Johnson Hill in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province and leaving in helicopter. President Johnson arriving at airport for departure. Young girls singing, planes overhead, army troops lined up as the President Johnson's car passes. President Johnson boarding plane and plane taking off. President Johnson greeted in the United States..
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