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U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Richard G. Capen speaks to press about the American prisoners held by North Vietnamese.

A news conference in Washington D.C., United States about the American soldiers held as prisoners of war in North Vietnam. U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Richard G. Capen addresses the press at a conference as he stands behind a podium with the Department of Defense insignia on it. A board in the background reads ' United States POWs and missing in action personnel '. A board placed next to Capen with pictures on it. A sign on the board reads ' U.S. POWs released by NVN ' . Pictures of soldiers released by the North Vietnamese. A chart on the board reads ' status '. A picture of a United States Air Force Major General. Another picture of an injured soldier on the board. A title on the board reads ' parading U.S. prisoners '. An officer removes the chart and another one is being displayed before the press at the conference. A chart titled ' Isolation' shows American soldiers behind bars in captivity. Another chart depicts the medical treatment being given to American soldiers captured by North Vietnamese. The Deputy Secretary of Defense Capen speaks from a podium. A picture on the board indicates the diet being given to American soldiers captured by North Vietnamese. A series of pictures on the board titled ' weight loss' shows pictures of emaciated American soldiers. Capen speaks about the condition of American prisoners of war in Vietnam. Officials seated at a desk. Special Assistant to Assistant Secretary of Defense Charles Havens speaks to the press. Capen speaks to the press. Special Assistant to Under Secretary of State Frank Sieverts at a desk as he answers the press. (Vietnam War period).

Date: 1969, May 19
Duration: 19 min 7 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675042727
United States 25th and 24th Marine Regiment advance with tanks on Saipan island in the Mariana Islands.

U.S. forces battle against the Japanese on Saipan island, Mariana Islands during World War II. Animated map shows Japanese Banza counter attack on U.S. forces from the northern Saipan. The 25th Marine Regiment advances with rifles in hand. The 24th Marine Regiment advances with tanks. Animated map shows the territories occupied by U.S. forces.

Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 20 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675064895
United States Marines captures Saipan in the Mariana Islands during the Pacific Campaign of World War II.

Final stages of the Battle of Saipan in the Mariana Islands during World War II. U.S. carrier-based airplanes land at and are refueled at a captured airfield renamed as Conroy Airfield. Bombers and fighters take off to bomb Japanese positions on the northern tip of Saipan. Smoke billows up from a Japanese ammunition dump by U.S. bombings. U.S. Marine Commander Carlson confers with an officer. Marines and tanks advance. Mortars are fired at Japanese pillboxes and caves on a hill. Smoke billows up from the hillside. The marines continue advancing. Animated map connects Saipan with Tokyo and the Philippines. The marines after the capture of Saipan.

Date: 1944, June
Duration: 4 min 14 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675061528
United States 1st Army engineers construct spans over a river in France, during World War II

A film titled 'Northern France and Belgium' shows United States 1st Army Engineers construct spans over a river in France during World War 2. Soldiers cross over Pontoon and Bailey bridges. Tanks fire fiercely at the enemy targets, causing fire and smoke.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 43 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675037771
Code names of islands and operations of United States forces on Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands during World War II.

A training film on operations of United States forces on Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands during World War II. Animated map locates Kwajalein Atoll. Islands, atolls and operations are given code names. The code name for Kwajalein Atoll is Carillon atoll. The operation's name is Flintlock Operation. The Arnold pass and the Cohen Island. The code names are given alphabetically and begin with Abraham and end with Jasper. The areas of Roi Island and Namur Island are called Burlesque and Camouflage respectively. The 4th Marine Division is active in the northern area and is called Task Force 53. The southern attack force is the 7th Division and is called Task Force 52. Burlesque and the Camouflage islands are located. The two islands are connected with a concrete causeway. Average annual rainfall in the area is about 80 inches. Average annual temperature is about 81 degrees Fahrenheit. Out of the 25 navigable passes into the lagoon, only 6 are considered good. These are Jacob Pass, Ivan Pass, Bennett Pass, Chester Pass, Conrad Pass and Elton Pass. Flow of wind and current in the area is shown.

Date: 1944
Duration: 4 min 19 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675077285
Men work in a factory and iron ore is transported to industries in the Midwestern United States.

Industries in the Midwestern United States. Aerial view of industrial and manufacturing buildings. Men punch in to a time clock using punch cards in a time clock. Men operate machines in a factory that makes machine parts. Coal transported in rail cars. A giant crane shovel loads iron ore in hopper cars in northern Minnesota. Hopper cars transport ore to shipping area at Lake Superior. Barges at docks on Lake Superior. Aerial view of barge underway on Lake Superior, still near land port. Side view of locomotive engine of Illinois Steel Company South Works, with conductor leaning out window, as it pulls away carrying iron ore. View inside plant as iron ore is converted to iron and then to steel for use in industries. Ships underway in inland waters. Close up view of black locomotive train engine in marshaling yard as it moves slowly. A rail worker is climbing on a side ladder of the moving train. View from behind train of hopper cars as it departs the marshaling yard. Trucks at a loading dock area. A United Air Lines DC-3 aircraft parked at an airfield. Passengers ascend ladder into the DC-3. The DC-3 United Airlines aircraft taxis, and number NC 25613 is seen under its left wing. Animated map show rail network, concrete highways and air network in the Midwestern United States.

Date: 1942
Duration: 2 min 5 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675057911