An armory in United States. A group of men enters the armory and look at different types of knives. Different varieties of knives displayed. A man holds a pair of large scissors. A Swiss knife. Men look at other weapons.
General Lucius Clay, Military Governor of United States Zone of Germany, arrives in United States. General Clay salutes as he gets off a plane. He talks about the Berlin Blockade. He reveals about the strong position of American troops. He states that sufficient supplies are being carried to the people during the blockade via Berlin Airlift.
Second D-Day anniversary after World War II celebrated in Washington DC. General Dwight D. Eisenhower seated at a desk addresses the nation on the second D-Day anniversary. He recalls how American soldiers fought on the D-Day against all odds. He also remembers those soldiers who fell on the D Day. “Young men who have not yet done their share must now come forward to help bear the burden. May the memory of what the American fighting man accomplished renew in us a firm resolve to see the job through. We, whose strength did so much to win the shooting war cannot afford to grow laggard now.” Eisenhower said.
Declaration of Freedom ensuring freedom of the European countries after the World War II. General Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the declaration of freedom at a Crusade for Freedom Rally in Denver, Colorado. He addresses the gathering. He condemns the Soviet intentions of controlling the European economies. “The die has been cast in Asia but we are in no limited conflict. Free Europe, struggling for moral and economic recovery, is still a tempting target for predatory military force. We cannot tolerate 'politics as usual' any more than we can tolerate 'business as usual'". We must ... Ladies and gentlemen we must get tough - tough with ourselves" Eisenhower said. Crowd applauds during Eisenhower’s speech.
Entitled "Girls from town go back to school on Hi-Hat farm". A farm in the country side. Girls work at a farm in Auburn, Maine. A girl cuts the hay with a scythe. Girl rides a cattle drawn tractor with a mowing attachment across the farm. Another girl beside her rides a horse-drawn tractor with a mowing attachment. The girls stack hay onto the trailer using pitchforks. Girls sit on hay pile and go for a hay ride.
Aerial camera. A trolley loaded with an aerial camera pulls up near a plane and flight crew along with Lieutenant O S Reading lifts the cover off the camera. Camera loaded into the aircraft. An aerial picture taken from the camera covering 600 square miles at 25,000 feet.
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