Crowds of delegates and citizens gathered in Philadelphia for the closing, nomination acceptance speech of the Democratic National Convention during the 1936 presidential campaign. Spotlights sweep across the gathered crowd listening to the speakers including United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt, running for his second term. President Roosevelt accepts his nomination at Franklin Field (South 33rd and Spruce Streets Philadelphia, PA 19104).
A crowd stands outside the East Portico of the United States Capitol to witness the second inauguration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The U.S. Capitol building and the crowd viewed from atop a nearby building. Ground level view of the crowd in the rain watching the proceedings. The huge dome of U.S. Capitol and the statue atop. People holding umbrellas.
Operation Thayer II by First Air Cavalry Division of United States Army in Ankhe, South Vietnam. Soldiers of Fire Support Center dig ground nearby their camp. Soldiers discover fragments of Viet Cong mortar shells from wet quagmire and collect them. Bullet holes in conex containers. Soldiers dig with shovel and army knife. Cabins, jeeps and other soldiers at the base. (Vietnam War period).
Operation Thayer II by First Air Cavalry Division of United States Army in Ankhe, South Vietnam. General William C. Westmoreland talks with soldiers and officers of 1st Cavalry Division, including Brigadier General W. A. Becker. Soldiers smile. General Westmoreland departs by Bell UH-1 Iroquois (Huey) helicopter. At the Hammond Airfield, General Westmoreland steps from a jeep and is welcomed by officers. He stands on hood of a jeep and praises the fine job done by the soldiers. Soldiers gather around the jeep and listen to him. (Vietnam War period).
Operation Thayer II by First Air Cavalry Division of United States Army in Ankhe, South Vietnam. 1st Cavalry Division soldiers blindfold and bound Vietcong suspects at a village Bongson. Suspects on their knees and lined in a row. A soldier shoves a blindfolded suspect behind others, in a line. The Vietnamese informer looks at each suspect. Vietnamese interpreter manhandles a Viet Cong as he interrogates him. He grabs him by throat and shakes him violently. U.S. soldier and the informer talk with each other. (Vietnam War period).
Operation Thayer II by First Air Cavalry Division of United States Army in Ankhe, South Vietnam. 1st Cavalry Division soldiers interrogate Viet Cong suspects at a village Bongson. Suspects on their knees near their huts. Soldiers match photographs of Viet Cong suspects from a photo album. Natives sit on ground and then walk with the soldiers. A soldier uses flame thrower to destroy a hut. (Vietnam War period).
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