A film about uses and importance of weapons since old times in the United States. Past events depict smoke rising from Pearl Harbor in Hawaii after Japanese attack of December 7, 1941 during World War II. American soldiers fire machine guns during the war, from a jungle area in the Pacific. The soldiers run through muddy waters. Sky filled with parachutes, as seen from the ground, as U.S. Army paratroopers descend and land for an airborne invasion. American Army Infantrymen on a snow-covered landscape in Europe fire M-1 rifles at enemy German positions during World War 2.
U.S. WACs (Women's Army Corps) at Fort Des Monies in Iowa, United States. Women soldiers seated in chairs during a ceremony. They take an oath. An officer administers the oath. Women soldiers receive certificates at the ceremony. (World War II period).
United States Army tanks during a maneuver in California, United States. Aerial view of several tanks in the desert of California during a maneuver. Nearly 2500 tanks roll ahead.
The National Air Races in Los Angeles, California. Aircraft in formation flight. The aircraft perform stunts while in flight. An aircraft lands and its pilot being greeted by people. An aircraft dives and then pulls up. Anther aircraft turns upside down while in flight. An aircraft twists and rolls. Three aircraft perform aerial stunts as they leave behind vapor trails. A parachutist descends and lands among the spectators at the air show.
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt visits Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The cruiser USS Houston with President Roosevelt aboard it approaches Pearl Harbor. Outrigger canoes escort the ship to the harbor. A naval band plays as the Houston docks at Pearl Harbor. President Roosevelt aboard the ship as he raises his hat. A large crowd gathered to welcome the President. Roosevelt and others drive away in a car. The President reviews a parade at Schofield Barracks. Troops and aircraft pass in review. President Roosevelt addresses the spectators. Roosevelt leaves the island after his visit.
American aviator Charles Lindbergh in New York., United States after his successful non-stop trans Atlantic flight in May 1927. Charles Lindberg in a car as cavalry men lead a procession. Charles Lindbergh's car moves down the lower Broadway during a welcome parade. Ticker tapes being showered on the Lindbergh parade. Lindbergh's car moves past a large crowd.
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