United States President John F. Kennedy honors famous comedian Bob Hope at the White House, Washington. D.C. President Kennedy making remarks while presenting the Congressional Gold Medal to Bob Hope at the Rose Garden in the White House. Bob Hope makes a speech after the president. Bob Hope shows the Congressional Gold Medal. Bob Hope’s wife Dolores Hope, Missouri Senator Stuart Symington, other senators, and members of congress watch the ceremony.
United States President John F. Kennedy signs the Uniformed Services Pay Raise Bill (sometimes called the Military Pay Bill) in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Washington, D.C. The Joint Chiefs of Staff, Congressional Members, and other military and government officials witness President Kennedy as he signs the Military Pay Bill. President Kennedy turns to the officials after signing the bill.
Air Force One aircraft (VC-137C SAM 26000) in Andrews Air Force Base near Morningside, Maryland. An air stair is moved to the aircraft. Men bring the body of President John F. Kennedy out of Air Force One, upon its arrival from Texas, following the assassination of President Kennedy. A hearse stops in front of the aircraft. Crowds watch the arrival of President Kennedy’s remains at Andrews Air Force Base. President Kennedy’s casket is loaded into the hearse. The hearse drives away, followed by staff car. Andrews Air Force Base at night. United States Navy personnel facing right. Crowds of journalists at Andrews Air Force Base.
United States Army 82nd Airborne troops take positions around Stavelot, Belgium in World War II. The soldiers make a “Sign of the Cross” during a brief religious service led by chaplain of the 504th Parachute Infantry. Soldiers running in Stavelot. 82nd Airborne troops in prone position shoot with rifles. A soldier shooting with an M1919 Browning machine gun. Abandoned and damaged German heavy equipment and vehicles scattered near Stavelot. 82nd Airborne troops take surrounding villages south of Stavelot. A soldier fires a bazooka near a house. Another soldier throws a grenade into a window of a basement where German soldiers may be hiding. 82nd Airborne troops engage in street fighting. Soldier fires a rifle from behind a stone wall. A battalion of the 35th infantry division marching through snow covered forests and over steep hills on the southern side of the salient. 35th infantry division makes a maneuver in the Sauer River section to outflank a town on the Belgian-Luxembourg border.
Artistic depiction of United States Marine Corps (USMC) Marines in Vietnam. Soldiers of the 5th Marine Division march in at Camp Pendleton . A medical officer holding a mass inoculation gun. An officer wearing a helmet that reads “EMBARKATION”. The Marines load supplies into the back of a truck. Marines boarding the helicopter carrier USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2) bound for Vietnam. A Marine kisses his wife while holding his daughter before he leaves for Vietnam. Family members wave goodbye to departing Marines. A Marine kiss his daughter’s cheek. A drawing depicts Marines boarding a helicopter to Vietnam. Bell UH-1 Iroquois Huey helicopter shooting at enemy positions in flight. Boeing CH-46 helicopters landing in Vietnamese jungle. Artistic depiction of Marines fighting in the Vietnam War. Marines in fox hole. Marines stand and point their bayonets at wounded North Vietnamese abandoned on the battlefield. Navy corpsman treats wounded Vietnamese soldier. Body of dead Vietnamese soldier and recovered weapons gathered on the field.
Artistic depiction of United States Marine Corps (USMC) Marines moving in Vietnamese jungle during Vietnam War. Marines in a rural village. Vietnamese children gather to watch Marine Reserve Captain John T. Dyer creating a ‘Combat Art’ artwork. Captain Dyer sketches as children curiously watch the Marine. Captain Dyer talks about the artistic inspiration he finds during his stay in Vietnam, saying, "I'd like to come back to this country someday when I don't have to wear a 45 on my hip." A Vietnamese boy comes near Dyer to watch him work closely. An old man peers behind Dyer. A ‘Combat Art’ painting of Vietnamese fishermen on boat created by Dyer during his time in the Vietnam War.
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