A three-quarter front view of the Statue of Liberty on Bedloe's Island (present day Liberty Island) in New York City, United States, in the late 1800s.
United States Navy cruiser USS Olympia (C-6) leads a naval parade celebrating the arrival of Commodore George Dewey in New York Harbor after the Spanish-American War. The Olympia steams up the Hudson River with Commodore Dewey on board. Other ships follow the Olympia. A small boat sailing in front of the Olympia.
Arrow points to United States territory of Puerto Rico. Aerial view of a city in Puerto Rico. A cement factory in Puerto Rico. Factory silos with the words “Puerto Rico Cement” written on them. A man places a sack in the machine as a packed bag of cement rolls from the conveyor belt. Coconut trees outside a factory. Man walking inside a factory. Sacks of cement exported from Puerto Rico. Men loading sacks of cement into ships. Buildings and cars in downtown San Juan. Newspaper article titled “Puerto Rico cited in U.N. as a model”.
Two United States Army medics puts a splint on an injured dog in Normandy, France during World War II. One of the medics wraps a gauze on the dog’s injured foreleg while another holds the dog still. Close view showing the medic putting cotton over the dog’s wound. First aid supplies are seen. The medic wraps gauze on the foreleg. The dog winces as the medic treats its wound. The dog licks with foreleg covered with gauze. The medics let the dog go and the dog walks away with a limp.
The Filthy Thirteen (inspiration for The Dirty Dozen, officially known as the 1st Demolition Section of the Regimental Headquarters Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division) of the United States Army prepare for Invasion of France night drop (D-Day) during World War II. The paratroopers help each other put their equipment on. The men, sporting Mohawk haircuts, apply Native American Indian war paint on each other’s faces. The men, now wearing their helmets, board the aircraft. Some of the men adjust the supply chutes underneath the aircraft. A Filthy Thirteen paratrooper smiles as he puts on his backpack. One of the paratroopers help his comrade adjust his backpack.
United States Army 101st Airborne Division paratroopers prepare for the D-Day night drop in England during World War II. A paratrooper adjusts the straps of his backpack. A fuel truck fueling a Douglas C-47 Skytrain. The man takes off the hose from the C-47. A paratrooper offers candy to a medic and another man. A paratrooper puts on a sling bag. Individual paratroopers adjusting their chutes. A paratrooper wearing a life vest.
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