United States 3rd Army Division soldiers study a map together in Cologne, Germany during World War II. U.S. Army soldiers gather outside a house. A soldier pointing while he talks to officers. United States Army tanks parked outside apartments. A soldier communicates on the phone. German civilians watch street fighting from apartment balcony. German soldiers raise white flag as they surrender to American soldiers. An M26 Pershing heavy tank and an M4 Sherman tank drive past a tobacco shop. German civilian women carry their belongings as they cross the road. A man leads the women into an underground passage. Soldiers forcefully break house doors open and capture Nazi German prisoners.
United states President John F. Kennedy Memorial Dedication at Yokota Air Base, Fussa, Japan, following the assassination death of President Kennedy. Military officials salute to a portrait of President Kennedy on display during the memorial service. Camera men record the event with cameras. A man lights a Japanese stone lantern called tōrō. A lighted tōrō beside President Kennedy’s portrait. Military officials and Japanese civilians including women pay their respects to President Kennedy. 1st Lt. Joseph C. Kennedy, Jr. unveils a monument with an inscription that reads: "In memory of John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963, 35th President of the United States of America." Funeral wreaths on display near the monument. Two honor guards holding flags. Closer view of monument inscription. Japanese women in kimonos attend the memorial service.
United States Marine Corps (USMC) Marines disembark from the back of helicopter beside a river. The Marines move into a jungle. Marines walk over rocks to cross a stream. Sergeant Jimmy Little narrates Marines’ patrol mission in Vietnam, a mission near route 9 and then back to base camp. Marines wearing foliage on their helmets carefully move on jungle trail. Marines wading in knee-deep river. Some Marines are seen smoking or carrying M40 recoilless rifles as they search the river for bodies and weapons. Marines hiding behind grass and trees and a small cliff. A soldier points and shouts orders while wading in river. A pair of Marines pull a gravely wounded comrade from the top of a cliff. A Marine loads an M79 grenade launcher and shoots at Vietcong forces. A rifle is fired. ‘Combat Art’ depicting a Marine looking at dead bodies. United States Marine Corps officers inspect captured weapons from Vietcong forces. A hand holds a hand drawn map. Debris and abandoned weapons and dead bodies are seen in the field. USMC Major General Wood B. Kyle summarizes the Marines’ experience in Operation Hastings and Operation Prairie, saying that the battles "stand as notable achievements in our battle against communist aggression...."
Rose Carnival celebration in Portland, Oregon. United States flags and other decorations hang on the buildings. Crowds gather on the street sidewalk to watch a United States Army marching band and troops marching. Men and women sit on bleachers as they watch with great enthusiasm. A group of men in white march and dance. Flower decorated floats and a riding club with well-dressed men on horseback are followed by a civilian band.
U.S. Ambassador to UK Joseph Kennedy records a speech in Washington D.C., United States during World War II. He espresses concern about the "habit of smearing an opponent" because one disagrees with what he stands for. He asks, how can we maintain national unity when the motives of patriotic men are indiscriminately assailed. He says that if intolerance of contrary opinions flourishes, at this point of time, then future of theUnited States is dark.
School children gather on the school basketball court. A uniformed police officer helps the boys and girls give their fingerprints. He lifts a little girl onto a stool to reach the table. He places her fingers on a fingerprint ink pad and then takes the prints on a strip. More children follow suit. Other children watch as they await their turn. The officer and children smile. The strip with numerous fingerprints.
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