Ships of the United States underway in Antarctica during Operation Highjump. USS Mount Olympus underway. An admiral's barge comes up alongside United States Coast Guard Cutter ( USCGC ) Northwind II (WAGB-282). U.S. Navy Admiral Richard Cruzen climbs a Jacob's ladder and comes aboard the Northwind.
United States Air Force (USAF ) support for the evacuation of Cambodian refugees from Boung Long, Cambodia during the Vietnam War. A child walks in a field. Cambodian refugees with their children and belongings wait in the field. A USAF C-47 Skytrain taxis in the foreground. Refugees board the C-47 and a C-7A. The refugees and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) troops standing. A large crowd of refugees stand near aircraft. A sack of food supply from the United States. A woman feeds milk to her child with a milk bottle. A woman seated beside a pond.
United States Air Force (USAF ) support for the evacuation of Cambodian refugees from Boung Long, Cambodia during the Vietnam War. A C-7A aircraft taxi on a field. Cambodian refugees in a camp. The refugees wait and board the C-7A. "Maria Elena" written on the aircraft. The C-7A taxis out and takes off. The refugees in the background. The refugees and children sitting on the ground. A cart loaded with belongings. A sack of food supply from the United States.
A motion picture film explores the background of World War II. In the United States a view of a large hyrdoelectric dam with water gushing through its gates. Electrical towers of a power plant and a man throwing large switches to activate power. Newspaper headlines: 'Senator oppose the league of nation' and 'Senate passes tariff bill by 44 to 42 vote'. A crowd holds posters of Dewey, German Chancellor Adolf Hitler and other leaders. Books of competing ideologies for sales in the United States, including those of democracy, socialism, fascism including Mein Kampf and books about Stalin. Voting time in Germany with Hitler as the only candidate and signs promoting Hitler. Germans casting voting ballots for Hitler. People burning books in Nazi Germany. A church in America or Britiain with close up views of a boys choir singing hymn "Onward Christian Soldiers." Children in America playing at a playground on a jungle gym and slide. A girl makes a drawing of natural scenes. American children smiling, playing, and running.
Contrasts innocent play of children in America with military play and training in Axis countries during World War 2. View of children playing games and on jungle gym in United States. Scene changes to Germany, with German boys climbing over and around artillery pieces under watchful eye of a uniformed German official. Next shows children in Japan staging military training and a charge across a mock battlefield. Next scene shows boys in Italy in uniform engaged in a mock battle charge and putting on gas masks between advances. Also seen during the clip: The Japanese flag is raised, as well as the Nazi flag and an Italian flag. Slogan of the Japanese Army: ' To die for Emperor is to live forever'. Back in the United States, a woman collects funds to help Japanese children affected by an earthquake. Children pass by the collection bin and place money in the jar.
Paul Robert Ignatius, the United States Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) visits USS Shangri La (CV-38) in the Mediterranean Sea. View of Vice Admiral Edward H. Martin being greeted by Capt. Coogan, upon his arrival to the Shangri-La, via helicopter. The group proceeds on down the flight deck. Vice Admiral Martin, Rear Admiral Lawrence Geis, and Capt. Coogan, chatting on the flight deck. View of the honorable Paul R. Ignatius, SECNAV, departing the area of the helicopter on the flight deck. View of the SECNAV being greeted by Rear Admiral Geis, they proceed down the flight deck toward the Marine Honor Guard. The SECNAV stops to receive Honors. Side view of SECNAV receiving Honors, the band playing in the background. The Marine Honor Guard, with SECNAV appearing in the BG inspecting the Marine Honor Guard, along with the 1st. Lt. Terrence D. Brown, United States Marine Corps (USMC), officer in charge of the Marine Detachment. View of SECNAV receiving a 19 gun salute, smoke from guns seen in the far background. SECNAV walks through the rank of sideboys and prepares to depart from the ship. SECNAV receives a souvenir book from Capt. Coogan. Capt. Coogan shakes hand with the SECNAV beside the C-2A Greyhound. View of crewman assisting the SECNAV with a life jacket. SECNAV removes his coat, hands it to the crewman inside the plane, then dons the life jacket.
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