An American Overseas Airlines aircraft arrives in Washington D.C., United States. It is on a multi-leg journey carrying 45 former War Correspondents back to Europe for celebrations commemorating the 5th anniversary of the D-Day Invasion of World War II. Aerial views of the White House and Washington Monument, including the Main Navy and Munitions Buildings. Dignitaries get off the American Overseas Airlines aircraft. They are greeted by American officials. They meet with President Harry S. Truman at the White House West Wing. Truman speaks to the former War Correspondents.
A delegation of former war correspondents from the United States visits Normandy, France, 25 years after the Allied invasion of France during World War II. The correspondents gather around a display depicting the beaches and landing sites during the invasion. A military helicopter parked on a nearby field. The helicopter lifts off and flies away over a beach.
A U.S. delegation of former war correspondents visits Normandy, France, 25 years after the Allied invasion of France during World War II. Uniformed United States Honor Guard lined up as officials arrive. Military officers and elected officials along with their wives arrive for a commemoration ceremony at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial. They include General Omar Bradley and his wife, Esther Buhler Bradley, General J. Lawton Collins, Robert Sargent Shriver (then U.S. Ambassador to France) and his wife Eunice Kennedy Shriver. French and British military generals are also present. Officials and their wives stand at attention. Military officers salute. Officials place wreaths at a memorial, including Shriver, Bradley, and Collins. A U.S. General speaks at a podium addressing the audience. U.S. Army soldiers and U.S. Air Force airmen lined up. Officers salute as officials stand before them. Honor Guards carry an American flag at the ceremony. A sign on a wreath of flowers reads 'From U.S. D Day correspondents' . A correspondent places flowers at the memorial. View of American cemetery filled with white headstones behind crowd at the ceremony.
Unites States forces in Lebanon during the Lebanese crisis. U.S. Army General Paul D. Adams and an officer walk along a dock. U.S. troops carry barrack bags and other equipment as they walk on the pier. A ship in the background. Soldiers walk past a car. Soldiers load barrack bags onto a bus. Brigadier General David W. Gray watches troops on pier.
Unites States forces in Lebanon during the Lebanese crisis. A pilot at the controls of an airborne helicopter. Soldiers rush to get supplies in a filed. The supplies carried by a U.S. Army Sikorsky H-34 Choctaw helicopter. Shadow of the H-34 helicopter as it comes in for landing.
Unites States forces in Lebanon during the Lebanese crisis. Soldiers debark from a troop ship. Soldiers carry barrack bags as they come down the ship's ladder. A soldier helped with a barrack bag as he comes down the ladder.
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