United States officials and officers in France during World War I. American Expeditionary Force (AEF) Commander General John Pershing with U.S. Secretary of War Newton D. Baker. The General, the Secretary, and other American officers stand around several artillery pieces on the frontline. U.S. Army forces are seen digging placements for another artillery gun to be rolled into position. Soldiers prepare a gun for inspection. The large artillery gun barrel moved into position. General Pershing, and Secretary Baker and others inspect the gun.
The state funeral for United States Army, General of the Armies John J Pershing in Washington DC. The cortege entering Arlington National Cemetery. The caisson pauses before the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The casket is removed from the caisson and placed in a catafalque. The Army band plays. Members of the General's family, Secretary of State George Marshall and former Vice President Charles G Dawes in the background. Soldiers and civilians standing in the amphitheater. People carrying umbrellas along the route of march. People take cover in the rain. Policemen on guard. The procession near the Arlington National Cemetery. The Lincoln Memorial in the distant background.
The Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima Memorial) dedicated by President Dwight Eisenhower in Arlington, Virginia, near Rosslyn. The Arlington Towers development, later named River Place, is seen in the background. Military personnel and civilians attend the ceremony. Service men salute. The press and media. Civilian photographers take photographs, record the event and take notes. An NBC Television cameraman recording the event. United States Marines in uniform. The Marine Honor Guard marches, followed by Marine Unit. Officers salute. People observe the Memorial. Officers and dignitaries seated before the Memorial. The dignitaries include President Dwight Eisenhower, Vice President Richard Nixon, U.S. Marine Corps Commander General Lemuel Shepherd, Jr., and the three surviving flag raisers: Ira Hayes, Rene Gagnon and John Bradley. President Eisenhower greets a military officer. The Marines with the USMC flag.
The American Unknown Soldier of World War I lying in State at the U.S. Capitol before burial at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery. The Unknown Hero lies in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol (First St SE, Washington, DC 20004, United States), Washington DC. U.S. First Lady Florence Harding drapes the casket with a white silk ribbon as an official helps her. Officials and officers around the coffin as President Warren G. Harding places a wreath on the coffin. U.S. Vice President Calvin Coolidge and Supreme Court Chief Justice William Howard Taft lay a wreath on the coffin. General John J. Pershing lays a wreath and salutes. The Unknown Soldier in the Capitol dome. Wreath and flower placed over the casket . People pour in to pay respects and view the body. A long line outside the Capitol as people arrive to pa tribute to the Unknown Hero. Casket of the Unknown soldier inside the Capitol. Animation depicts the sacrifices made by American soldiers in the past including the American revolution, War of 1812, and the American-Spanish War of 1898.
The U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial original statue during its unveiling ceremony at the Marine Corps base in Quantico, Virginia on November 10, 1951 (This is after the statue had been moved from its original Constitution Avenue location in Washington DC in 1947, and subsequently renovated under sculptor de Weldon's supervision while it was in Quantico.). A sign on the memorial reads "Uncommon valor was a common virtue, 1945." Next scenes show sculptor Felix de Weldon as he works to build the larger Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, which was dedicated in November 1954. Felix de Weldon measuring a model of the flag raising on Iwo Jima made by him. de Weldon and others on his team work to carve the large war memorial in plaster before it is cast in bronze. Views of the sculpted faces of the six Marines who raised the flag on Iwo Jima: Faces of John Bradley, Rene Gagnon, Ira Hayes, Franklin Sousley, Harlon Block and Michael Strank. Brief glimpse of the original flag raising scene on Mount Suribachi in February 1945. Next scene, circa 1954 or 1955, shows the completed Marine Corps War Memorial in bronze, in Arlington Virginia, with Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial landmarks of Washington DC in the background. Close-up views of faces of a young boy, an elderly woman, and a middle aged man who removes his hat. American flag fluttering in the breeze atop the war memorial.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower,Senate Majority Leader,William Knowland and Senate Minority Leader, Lyndon Baines Johnson, pose on steps of White House along with other Senators following signing of Southeast Asia treaty Organization documents by the President and Secretary of State (John Foster Dulles, who is also seen in rear of group photo). Later, Senator Johnson and others are interviewed by reporters.
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