Ceremony at Pegasus Bridge, a bascule bridge over the Caen Canal, at Ouistreham, France. Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the D-Day invasion at Normandy, a group of civilians and British Military and political leaders gather to lay wreaths and honor those who died. The bridge, also known as the Bénouville Bridge, is seen along with crowds gathered. High-ranking British Military figure (possibly Bernard Montgomery?) and a political figure lay wreaths at the bridge. Uniformed musicians play bag pipes and bugles. Children lined up to participate in the ceremony. Canadian, British,American and French flags fly near the memorial on Pegasus Bridge.
A film titled 'Echos' depicts the contribution of various personalities to the history of the United States. A dome of the U.S. Capitol Building. The Thomas Jefferson statue at the Jefferson Memorial (16 E Basin Dr SW, Washington, DC 20242, United States). Birds in water. The Washington Monument. Statues and the Washington Monument. Statue of Hamilton McMillan. An equestrian statue of George Washington. The tomb of Charles Pierre L' Enfant (Pierre Lenfant Gravesite Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia United States) in Arlington, Virginia. A map of the city. L' Enfant tomb in the background. A drawing of Washington DC. The statue of Thomas Jefferson. A drawing of Washington DC. Statue of Frederic von Steuben. Statue of Tadeusz Kościuszko. The Civil War statue. The statue of Frederick Douglass. The statue of Joan of Arc (Statue de Jeanne d'Arc, Canton de Reims-1, 51100, Reims, France) in front of Reims Cathedral.
World War II war correspondents gather in Washington DC before returning to Europe for ceremonies commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Allied invasion of France. War correspondents walking on the streets of Washington DC. They pass a long painted mural wall depicting scenes from American life. They stop at guard station of a White House entrance gate and then enter gates at the White House grounds as a White House officer checks them in. President Richard Nixon meeting with the correspondents. The President and a correspondent hold a document and pose for a picture. The correspondents pose with President Nixon on the White House lawn. President Nixon poses with the document, as the correspondents stand near him. Nixon talks to the men and picks up and pets the White House dog named Pasha, who was Trish Nixon's Yorkshire terrier.
Former war correspondents visit the White House before journey to France for the 25th anniversary of the D-Day invasion in World War II.Correspondents and President Richard Nixon on the White House lawn. They pose for photographs and chat with the President. They exit through a White House gate.
Illustrations of pioneers moving westward during early American expansion. Statue of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial (2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW, Washington, DC 20002) in Washington, DC. Bird in flight. Vertical view of trees. Statue of Civil War Union Soldier. Montage of Civil War statues and cannon conveying experience of the war. Stream and woodland. Illustrations of Lincoln's Presidential inaugurations in 1861 and 1865. Washington, DC street scene in 1969. Simple stone monument commemorating President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Fire Support Base "Husky", home of Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 35th Artillery Regiment (155, SP) Xuan Loc,Vietnam. Aerial view from a UH-1 Huey helicopter, of the base and surrounding terrain. Mountains in the background. [Note: C Battery 7th Battalion, 9th Artillery (105 Howitzer) occupied the other half of the FSB. The base was attacked on the night of May 17/18, 1969, by NVA sappers, mortars, and rockets. Fourteen Americans and an estimated 80 to 90 NVA were killed.]
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