United States 3rd Division, 30th Infantry Regiment marches past, along a road. Soldiers march next to M-14 Tank on road. Unites States soldier checks dead enemy's body for identification. Troops and Army vehicles pass through Aix-en-Provence, France. Civilians wave. French woman fills a glass of wine and offers to soldier. French women wave to United States soldiers as they pass by. (World War II period).
United States Marines and 7th Infantry Division troops fight on street in Seoul, South Korea and recapture the city on September 26, 1950, during the Korean War. A geographical map shows the map of Korea with the area that was occupied by United States troops beginning September 20, 1950. United States Marines and 7th Infantry Division troops fight in ruins of Seoul. Soldiers take shelter behind sandbag wall and fires at enemy. Soldiers fire from building. Soldiers and tanks advance on damaged Seoul Street. Marines, including an African American Marine, take a rest. Marine reads newspaper cutting headlined 'Marines enter Seoul Fight Reds in Street'.
Americans celebrate 200th Anniversary of United States at Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC. View of Washington Monument across the reflecting pool in Washington DC, United States. Georgia, Massachusetts and Connecticut written on outer edge of Lincoln Memorial building (2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW, Washington, DC 20002, United States). Singing Choir stands on steps of Lincoln Memorial. Celebration begins with sunrise services, led by Reverend John Steinbruck, Pastor of Luther Place Memorial Church, Washington, DC. People pray with candles in hand and thereafter float them in water of the reflecting pool.
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).
The United States sends aircraft to enable Iran to spray against a locust plague, in 1951. Iranian farmers are seen trying to cope with a plague of locusts, seen covering everytning in sight. The farmers chase them with cloths and use watering cans to dispense chemicals. A DC-4 transport aircraft taxis in after landing in Iran. The aircraft carries several small Piper Super Cub 135 airplanes and a croip duster, all equipped for aerial spraying. View of Piper Cub being removed from the DC-4. A bi-wing crop duster airplane being assembled. Several Super Cub aircraft flying low and spraying against locusts. (Note: The DC-4 aircraft is owned by United States Overseas Airlines, a non-scheduled air carrier based in Cape May New Jersey, that was contracted to combat the locust plague. The project was undertaken as part of President Truman's Point Four Program. approved by the United States Congress on June 5, 1950 in the Foreign Economic Assistance Act. )
Several men stroll along a path in the park, on a warm day, in Harbin china. A pavilion is seen, decorated with small flags of many nations, including, among others: Japan; Turkey; the United states; Egypt; Greece; and Great Britain. (Although the United States and most other nations did not ever formally recognize the independent State of Manchukuo, the U.S. and others maintained consulates in Harbin and had a number of their citizens residing there.) Attendees walk to seats in an open theater in the park. It contains seats and benches. A formation of Japanese bi-wing bombers flies overhead. Tables for Manchukuo officials and special guests are on a raised platform. The backdrop is decorated with two crossed flags of the new Manchukuo, flanking a picture of its new leader, Manchurian former emperor of China, Aisin-Gioro Pu-Yi, also known as "Henry Pu-Yi" (or Puyi). The event proceeds with speeches and applause from the attendees. Two large Manchukuo flags are stretched out from the gateway of the park. A tram (street car) passes along tracks and powered by overhead electric wires. The tram is decorated with numerous small flags. Local people are seen going about their routine business on the streets. The flag of Manchuckuo flying on a flag pole.
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