U.S. President John Calvin Coolidge reviews a parade in Alexandria, Virginia. Infantry units march in the parade. People on the side of the road to watch the parade. A band marches. Cavalry units march. President Coolidge and Virginia Governor Harry Flood Byrd, Sr. review the parade from the window of a building.
Newsreel recounting events that took place 25 years earlier, in 1935. Farmers mass outside the White House in Washington DC, United States to cheer U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and to support the Agricultural Adjustment Administration. The President addresses the gathering from a balcony. U.S. Vice President John Nance Garner acting as the President of the Senate signs the Patman Bonus Bill. A copy of the bill. President Roosevelt addresses a joint session of the Congress to defend his veto. United States Senator from Louisiana Huey Long addresses the Congress. Father Charles Edward Coughlin addresses a mass gathering at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Events leading to development of aviation. United States Army aircraft in flight during their first around the world flight. Aircraft parked on a field as a large crowd gather to welcome the Army pilots. Pilots pose with an aircraft in the background after their successful around the world flight in 1925. Lieutenant Commander John Rodgers as he leaves for a flight from San Francisco to Honolulu. Aircraft takes off.
The men of the 182nd Infantry Regiment stand at "Present Arms" in a formal ceremony held on Bougainville in 1944. U.S. Major General O.W. Griswold speaks into a microphone in a field and troops line up in the background. The Major General decorates solders as he pins medals onto their uniforms, in recognition of their defense of Hill 260, redubbed 'Bunker Hill' in honor of the 182nd Army Division, whose history can be traced back to the Battle of Bunker Hill. Major General speaks into the microphone. Troops march in parade. Allied band and troops with color guard pass in review. Soldiers unveil a poster that reads ' Bunker Hill Road' depicting an eagle flying in front of the Japanese 'rising sun' flag. A band plays at the ceremony. Those awarded for defending Hill 260 include, amongst many others, Sgt Edward Monahan, Sgt William Joyce, Sgt Daniel Ramsey, and Private First Class John P. Correggio. (World War II period).
Inter Allied games at Pershing Stadium in Paris, France. Preparations underway at the Pershing Stadium for the Inter Allied games. Men milling about the stadium. A sign above the spectators stands reads 'Pershing stadium' . Officers and dignitaries arrive as U.S. Army General John Pershing receives them. Units of Allied troops march in the stadium. A military band plays at the stadium.
Inter Allied games at Pershing Stadium in Paris, France. French President Poincare and U.S. Army General John Pershing review troops of various Allied countries at the opening ceremony of the Inter Allied games. Soldiers line up as dignitaries review the troops. Athletes from Allied nations lined up for an inspection by the President. People gather around a motorcar. Two military officers talk.
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