The Aisne-Marne Operation in France during World War I. Soldiers of the U.S. 103rd Engineer Battalion, together with French Army engineers, cut and sharpen logs on the bank of the River Marne, in France, during World War 1. A city (Chateau-Thierry?) is visible across the river in the background, where the river seems to take a sharp bend. Next, a French and an American soldier are seen wielding large mallets to drive the newly cut poles into the river embankment at the water's edge. French officers are supervising the work. A line is stretched outward from the river bank. Change of scene shows French and American engineers working on a pontoon bridge across a different river. Troops are walking on the opposite side. Final scenes show American soldiers of the 103rd Engineers standing on and near an elaborate log-reinforced bridge, complete with metal railing. Other soldiers are guiding a horse as it pulls a two-wheeled caisson across the bridge. The Engineers examine the bridge deck and side reinforcements as the horse and caisson move past.
The U.S. 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team on search and destroy mission, Operation Hump in Bien Hoa, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. American soldiers on jeeps,trucks and M-113 Armored Personnel Carrier on road and pass through a city.
Marine prison in Port Au Prince,West Indies. Aerial view of the city of Port Au Prince. Officers enter the Marine prison used for Haitian criminals. Man at a guard tower. Men play water polo. U.S. Marines, officer and enlisted men speculate in the native market for hats and furniture. Haitian prisoners march to prison in Port Au Prince. United States Marines guard the prison. Prisoners work on rock pile in the prison. Marine Guard holding a rifle walks on the prison wall.
Shows U.S. Marines in Haiti,West Indies. Civilians on horseback move on streets. U.S. Marines on guard. Workers load sacks on cart. A U.S. Marine fights with bandits. Civilians walk on street. Women fill water at the City Fountain. The monument of Jean Jacques Dessalines. Haitian native sells goods in the marketplace. Haitian Fire Department members show a piece of fire fighting equipment. Civilians bath and wash clothes in an irrigation canal. U.S. Marine signals by means of semaphore from a high balcony to the harbor. Boat docked at sea. Mountains in the background.
Convicts at work in Haiti,West Indies. Aerial view of the buildings in city of Port Au Prince. Guards at the National Palace entrance. U.S. Marines mounted on horsebacks leave Palace. Large crowd of natives at marketplace. They sell market goods. Convicts weave hats. Some do cobbling work and others make furniture. U.S. Marines instruct them as they work. Marine guard holding rifle walks on prison wall.
Peace Demonstration at the Trafalgar square in London, England organized by the "Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament." Large crowd of anti-war demonstrators gather at Trafalgar Square (Trafalgar Sq, London WC2N 5DN, United Kingdom). City of London Police in scuffle with protesters at Trafalgar Square. Demonstrators protest and show opposition to British support for the United States' actions in the Vietnam War. They hold banners. Military policemen control and stop the protesters from approaching Prime minister's home.
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