Training maneuvers during Operation Alligator Hide at the White Beach Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in California, United States. Marines sit behind a barbed wire fence in the simulated village of Santa Maria. Two villagers standing beside a tent atop a hill. A United States Marines Sikorsky UH34D helicopter in flight above the hilly area. The helicopter in flight over the trees on the hill. Two helicopters in low flight over the hill. The villagers looking at the Marines standing beside the wooden fence. One of the villagers talking to the Marines across the barbed wire fence. Other Marines in the background. The Marines beside a stream in the hilly area. Two helicopters landing on the hilly area. One of the Marines signaling to the helicopters. A few Marines run to one of the helicopters and board the helicopter. 'Marines, SP7' written on the helicopter. A few Marines beside the other helicopter parked behind. 'SP23' written on the front part of the helicopter. The helicopters lift off. A jeep with a flag on the front parked beside the fence. A Marine beside the jeep watches the helicopters in flight.
The Army-Navy 'E' Award ceremony at the Edgewood Arsenal in Maryland, United States during World War II. United States Senator from Maryland Millard E. Tydings delivers a speech from a podium. Senator Tydings thanks the people and the workers of the Edgewood Arsenal for their support. Major General William N. Porter Chief of the Chemical Warfare Service delivers a speech. He hands over the Army-Navy flag to Captain Leahy, Naval Liaison Officer at the Edgewood Arsenal. The Army-Navy flag being unfolded on the stage. The flag hoisted on a pole. Captain Leahy announces the names of three oldest employees of the war plant of the Edgewood Arsenal and presents award pins to the employees.
A city tour bus in Washington DC, United States. The driver of the bus speaking into a microphone above the driver's seat. The driver says that John Adams was the second President of the United States and George Washington was the first U.S. President. View of the North side of the White House from the bus.
U.S. Marine Corps in the United States, performing drill maneuvers on the grounds of the US Marine Corps War Memorial (also called the Iwo Jima Memorial), in Arlington, Virginia, near Washington DC. The United States Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon performing complex drills. Spokesperson indicates that all members of the Platoon are veterans of the Vietnam War. The Marines standing in formation and performing soloists routine. People seated on the grassy ground in a roped off area. A man recording the event with a movie camera. The Marines standing at attention. An officer standing in front of the Marines performs drill movements with several spins of rifles. The crowd watching offers applause. Audience includes men, women, and children in 1970s clothing fashions. Senior navy officers watch the drill. The officer standing in front of the Marines gives a command and the U.S. Marine Corps band starts playing and marching. A large crowd watching the Marines' performance. The USMC band marching and the Marines holding rifles marching in formation. The Marine Corps War Memorial in view at dawn or dusk.
The Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia in the United States. Aerial view of the Pentagon which is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense. Aerial views showing the Potomac River flowing. The Pentagon with the central plaza and shaped like a pentagon. The roads leading to the Pentagon and trees and fields in the surrounding areas.
Events in Italy and the United States during the Great Depression. Italy, 1933: Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini at a ceremony to mark the 10th anniversary of his march on Rome, Italy. Fascists gathered at the ceremony. Mussolini hugs and greets a fascist officer. United States: During the Great Depression, men of the Civilian Conservation Corps or CCC at their first training camp cut trees. Men of the CCC sit and eat food in a forest. Men and women participate in a walkathon during the days of the economic depression in 1933 (the scenes look also like those from a dance marathon, with exhausted couples clinging together late in the marathon). From a August 11, 1958 newsreel giving a retrospective look at events 25 years prior.
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