A city tour bus in Washington DC, United States. The city tour bus driving in front of the Lincoln Memorial (2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW, Washington, DC 20002, United States). The driver of the bus speaks into a microphone fitted on a rod beside the steering wheel. The driver says that the Lincoln Memorial had 36 columns to represent the 36 States of the United States during the Presidency of Abraham Lincoln.
Queen Frederika of Greece visits the United States with daughter, Princess Irene. Onboard the S.S. United States, seven-year-old Chrysa Nichols of the Greek American Institute gives roses and a kiss to Queen Frederika. The Queen and her party pose for cameramen operating motion picture cameras. Queen Frederika attends the reception celebrating Barnard College’s 75th anniversary (after she receives an Honorary degree in Law from Columbia University). Barnard College President Dr. Rosemary Park, Queen Frederika of Greece, Princess Irene, United States Secretary of State Dean Rusk and his wife, Virginia Rusk, pose together for photographs.
United States soldier enters shopping area at 25th Infantry Division Base Camp in Vietnam. Board reads 'Entrance'. Vietnamese salesman shows glasses to United States soldier. Board of 'Kwang Hak Opltical'. Soldiers cash check at the cash counter. United States soldiers look through magazines inside officer's club. Soldiers pay for purchased items at the cash counter. Vietnamese women fill the purchased goods into paper bags. United Sates soldiers leave the room. (Vietnam War period).
United States troops land on Luzon from Lingayen Gulf, Philippines during World War II. Battleships at sea. A map shows the target area of the ships. Troops land on the surface. Happy Filipino guerrillas and civilians gather to greet them. Soldiers in Jeeps. Filipino men hold the United States flags in hand. Filipino guerrillas are given clothes and arms. A United States soldier helps a Filipino guerrilla put on a new shirt. Filipino guerrillas receive new weapons. United Sates soldiers ride a cart pulled by a carabao. Men and children march with flags. Houses along the sides of the street. Trees in the background. Infantry advances rapidly through town. People watch the soldiers. Soldiers in a field during the war. Smoke arises from bombardment in the mountains of Luzon. Ground soldiers and sky soldiers work together. Airplanes drop bombs on the field. Soldiers discuss a map. They discuss plans for the operation.
'In to the Gulf ' Highlights the role of United States Coast Guard in Operation Shield in Saudi Arabia. A boat underway at sea and seagulls fly. Planes land and United States Coast Guard units arrive for Operation Shield. A map of Saudi Arabia shows the places of arrival of American Coast Guards. Men look at a map and plan the strategy for the operation. Soldiers practice at a firing range. Men dressed in combat uniforms with gas masks. Coast Guards look after operation load out in United States to ensure security of material going out of port. Captain Paul Ibsen, Load out Coordinator explains the importance of load out operations. FS1 Rich Whitney moves about on board a vessel and looks at loaded materials.
The United States Army infantry advances in the Ardennes during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. United States Army truck drives in the snow with its wheels angled to the right, slipping even with chains on. Military vehicles slide on icy roads as units of the 7th Army advance in the Ardennes Forest. Heavy snow falls over a moving truck. A truck towing a M115 howitzer. M4 Sherman tanks, tank destroyers and other tracked vehicles struggle to drive in the snow. Various tracked vehicles slide and slip on the icy roads, including an M4 Sherman tank that nearly hits a house after losing traction on the ice. A soldier shovels sand out of a truck onto the road. A half-track tows heavy equipment. 7th Army soldiers keep watch in the snow-covered forest. 7th Army Infantry troops march along the road on foot. A soldier pushes down on propeller to start a Piper Cub L4 observation plane. A United States Army Piper Cub L4 observation plane takes off from airfield. Aerial view of tanks moving in snow-covered fields. M4 Sherman tanks fire at enemy position after receiving signal to fire. Smoke rises from German positions. Gun crews fire with M1A1 Long Tom field artillery. Soldiers fire with their rifles. German soldiers wearing parts of captured U.S. Army uniforms (perhaps associated with Operation Greif) are captured in the Ardennes Forest. German prisoners wearing American overcoats put their hands on top of their heads. A captured German prisoner takes off boots. Captured German prisoners are led away by 7th Army infantry troops.
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