October 29, 1954, General Maxwell B. Taylor, Commander of the U.S. 8th Army, in Korea, escorts a South Korean diplomat up the stairs to a reviewing stand. A color guard is seen and then a view of the Korean representative, General Taylor, and Major General Charles D.W. Canham, Commander of the Third U.S. Infantry Division, saluting as soldiers of the 3rd Division begin marching in review. Camera focuses on the seated Army band, playing for the marchers. Soldiers of the 3rd Division are seen passing behind the band, carrying their Duffel bags and other belongings on their way to board the U.S. Navy transport ship USS General M. B. Stewart (AP-140) which would take them home to the USA. The next scene shows 3rd Division soldiers leaving the the USS M.B. Stewart at New Orleans, Louisiana. A huge banner hangs on a port building welcoming the Division. American troops with massed flags stand with Audie Murphy, on a bunting covered porch to welcome the returning 3rd Division troops. An Army marching band plays as they parade across the dock. Several motorcycle policemen lead a parade or the returning troops along the streets of New Orleans. Scene shifts to Master Sergeant Queen at the filming location for the Army production, "The Big Picture." Audie Murphy is with him, and praises the Army's 3rd Infantry Division, noting that he had served as one of its soldiers.
A mid air recovery of a space capsule from an orbit over the Pacific Ocean. Aircraft in flight over the Pacific Ocean. They snare the descending Discoverer XIV capsule while in flight. Men watch the event.
The Battleship, USS Colorado (BB-45) underway in the channel entering Pearl Harbor Naval Station, Hawaii. Sailors in white uniforms line the rails. A Vought OS2U Kingfisher scout plane can be seen high on aft deck, above gun turret. A group of Naval personnel stand on a platform at Berth F-12A, waiting for the the ship. USS Colorado rotates with help from tugboats and moves forward into the berth.
A Liberty party on the docks at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii during World War II. They display newly purchased luggage and grass skirts. Dock installations including a large dock crane seen alongside the dock.
Contract airlines supplementing the armed forces in Vietnam. The contract airlines supplements the armed forces at various air bases like Cam Ranh Bay, Bien Hoa and Danang airbases in Vietnam.
Recreational facilities available to personnel at Tuy Hoa airbase in Vietnam. Airmen seated in chairs at a theater. They watch a film on television.
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