United States Air Force General Jack J. Catton on a walking tour of Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Vietnam. A sign reads 'United States Air Force Weather station'. A man at the weather station with a weather balloon. He looks up at the sky and then releases the balloon. A military police jeep with an officer at the steering. Men at the weather station. A man takes down notes on a paper. An anemometer and a wind direction indicator on a pole. (Vietnam War period).
United States Air Force General Jack J. Catton on a walking tour of Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Vietnam. A United States Air Force HH-43 B helicopter with General Catton aboard it lands outside a weather station at Tan Son Nhut Air Base. He talks to army officers inside a building. General Catton inspects personnel and tours the weather station with MAC (Military Airlift Command) Chief of Staff Major General William V. McBride and party. He drinks from a glass and speaks to an officer. General Catton salutes and shakes hands with the officer. (Vietnam War period).
Brief view of damage to Light Cruiser, USS Birmingham (CL-62) suffered while trying to aid Light Aircraft Carrier, USS Princeton (CVL-23) which burned and exploded from Japanese bombing, on Oct. 24, 1944, in World War 2. Scene shifts to United States sailors aboard a battle ship wearing Purple Heart medals awarded following Battles of Midway and Coral Sea. Fleet Admiral Chester W Nimitz, commander of U.S. Navy forces and General Douglas MacArthur, commander of U.S. ground forces, look at a map on wall, and consult together. MacArthur holds his traditional corn cob pipe. Admiral Nimitz on battlefield inspection tour with Admiral William Halsey and Navy Secretary Frank Knox in Solomon Islands. American flag flutters at United States Base camp. President Roosevelt, Admiral Nimitz and General MacArthur meeting at CINCPAC headquarters. Nimitz points at a map on wall. Roosevelt and MacArthur having private conversation. Admiral Nimitz hands pointer to General MacArthur, who prepares to brief the President about the final invasion of Japan. Admiral Nimitz climbs over an obstacle and sits next to President Roosevelt. Outdoor scene on Hawaii, President Roosevelt seated and Admiral Nimitz and other officers standing in relaxed gathering.
U.S. Army soldier reads newspaper while listening to radio. Soldiers doing their respective chores, listen to AFN (American Forces Network) Radio. General Marshall and General Eisenhower announce the creation of AFN, in 1942. July 4, 1943, the first broadcast of AFN. General Eisenhower mingling with paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division, on the eve of D-day. U.S. B-26 aircraft in flight. United States soldiers aboard landing craft and wading ashore at Normandy, France, on D-day, June 6, 1944. Soldiers tuning radios in the field. United States Sherman tanks and infantry move along country road in France. Audio includes portions from AFN broadcasts, including an announcer saying "You are listening to AFN Paris. This is the American Forces Network, on the road to Berlin." Road sign points to St. Lo. Group of U.S. soldiers gathered around a jeep with a radio, listening to AFN, in Germany. (World War II period).
Former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy visits the Expo '67 (International and Universal Exposition) in Montreal, Canada. The Montreal Biosphere as seen from a distance. United States Secret Service accompanies Mrs. Kennedy. A huge crowd gathered. Jackie Kennedy stops at the United States, British and Mexican Pavilions. Photographers take pictures.
USS Crosley rescued 45 Japanese survivors. United States officer meets Japanese official during the reunion ceremony. United States Naval Officers open their shoes and pray in traditional Japanese way. Japanese priest performs ceremony inside a temple. Japanese civilians aboard the ship. Children eat and drink.
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