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Graves being prepared for fallen U.S. troops at the temporary American St. Laurent Cemetery, in France, during World War II.
German prisoners of war at work digging graves for fallen American soldiers, at the temporary American St. Laurent Cemetery, established by the U.S. First Army on June 8, 1944, shortly after the D-Day invasion of Normandy (Operation Overlord). This is the first American cemetery on European soil in World War II, and located on a cliff overlooking Omaha Beach and the English Channel, east of St. Laurent-sur-Mer and northwest of Bayeux in Colleville-sur-Mer. (It is now the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial.) Vertical posts with dog tags attached, mark the gravesites of the fallen troops. American soldiers sit near covered dead bodies of the fallen and perform tasks of identification and grave assignment. Covered remains of one soldier are carried across the field on a stretcher. Barrage balloons are seen in the sky overhead.
Peace demonstrators out side a building in Washington DC during a moratorium to end the Vietnam War.
Peace activists and pacifist demonstrators in Washington DC during a moratorium to protest the Vietnam War. A banner reads ' End War'. A street sign reads ' JCT West and JCT East'. Demonstrators seated in a park in front of a building. The anti-war demonstrators are milling about the park. A man holding a red flag seated on the top of a structure.
Captain Gehres aboard the damaged USS Franklin approaches the Brooklyn Navy yard after Japanese Kamakazi attacks
USS Franklin (CV-13) arriving at Brooklyn Navy yard in New York City, after being severely damaged by Japanese attacks in the Pacific, during World War II. Navy band plays at the pier. Captain Lesslie H. Gehres standing with his Navigation Officer, Commander Stephen Jurika,Jr., aboard the USS Franklin as it approaches the Navy Yard. The Captain looks through the binoculars and talks with Commander Jurika. He smokes a cigarette. He issues instructions through the voice tube. Damaged flight deck of the USS Franklin. (Note: West Coast repair facilities were all full of damaged U.S. ships, so the USS Franklin had to proceed to the East Coast for final repairs.)
Allied Winter campaign prior to entering German heartland, during World War II
U.S. Army soldiers arriving in Army trucks, one company at a time, for 24 hours rest on the West band of the Moselle River, after combat on the East bank, during World War 2. The soldiers receive a hot meal, a hot shower and shave,issue of clean clothing, and get to attend a movie.(Poster advertises the film Bathing Beauty, starring Esther Williams and Red Skelton.) The next morning, troops board trucks to return to the front line again. Scene changes to U.S. troops in snow, as winter arrives. Squadron of British Spitfire aircraft seen on snow-covered field as airmen refuel them from hand-carried gas cans. An American Army woman nurse clears snow from military vehicle in Paris. General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, Commander of French Army B, consulting with Major General Wade Haislip, Commander of the U.S. XV Corps, during Winter campaign in Vosges Mountains. French forces firing a mortar. British forces entrenched and machine gunner trying to keep warm. Uniformed British women volunteers trying to keep warm in their office bunker. Allied infantry entrenched and moving across a field. American soldiers in the Ardennes forest suddenly find themselves under attack by German artillery and tanks (Battle of the Bulge). Shells exploding near camera position. Camera shakes. Soldiers taking cover and a jeep driving by as an explosion rocks the area immediately behind it in the trees of the forest.
U.S. 69th Infantry Division Commander Major General E. F. Reinhardt and his staff meets Russian officer in Torgau, Germany.
Russian and American soldiers and officers greet each other at banks of Elbe River in Torgau, Germany during World War II; an event referred to as East Meets West. U.S. 69th Infantry Division Commander Major General Emil F. Reinhardt shakes hands with Soviet officer. General Reinhardt introduces his staff to Russian officer. General Reinhardt and his staff poses. British and American flag in the background. Russian cameraman prepares to take pictures of assembled dignitaries. Russian officer shakes hands with American officer. Two Russian Red Army women. Large group of Russian and American soldiers. Russian and American officers with their staff march by. Cameramen record the event. General Reinhardt and Russian General Baronov shake hands. Group walks ahead.
U.S. Vice President Nixon talks about the foreign policy of America prior to presidential elections in the United States.
The fourth presidential election debate between Democratic nominee Senator John F. Kennedy and Republican nominee U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon on 21st October 1960 in in New York, United States. News correspondent Quincy Howe speaks prior to the fourth Kennedy-Nixon presidential debate. Mr. Howe reads out the rules and conditions under which the candidates will proceed. He says that Senator Kennedy will make the second opening statement and the first closing statement. Vice President Nixon speaks about the present issue in the United States which is keeping peace without surrender. The peace which is threatened by international communist movements. Nixon says that the United States has to learn from mistakes made in past. He relates to this by mentioning the period of the Iron Curtain in Europe and during the Korean War. Nixon says that situation in President Dwight Eisenhower's administration is reversed. He says that the United States made errors in the past in misjudging the Communists, applying same rules of conduct that are applied to the leaders of the free world. Nixon mentions East-West Paris summit conference of 1960 and Eisenhower's policy regarding Formosa Strait (Taiwan). Nixon speaks that that United States should increase its military strength to high level regardless of what potential opponents have and if any surprise attack is launched, the United States can destroy their war-making capacity. Nixon further says that American policies of military strength, economic strength, and diplomatic firmness will keep the peace without surrender.
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