The U.S. Army Infantry School at Fort Benning in Georgia, United States. A statue in front of the U.S. Army Infantry School. An officer teaches infantry soldiers in a classroom. They attend a mechanical training to learn tactics. Men from the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Air Force arrive for training. Men work on publications in the correspondence school operated by the infantry school. Infantry soldiers undergo practical training under the guidance of experts. The soldiers take down notes. 'Follow Me' is the motto of the school. Infantry soldiers learn to advance and fire artillery during field exercises.
Infantry soldiers advance on a battlefield in the European Theater. The soldiers fire weapons from bunkers. A U.S. Air Force aircraft taxis and takes off during an emergency. Soldiers disembark from the aircraft and rescue wounded men. Missiles are launched. Prisoners of war are captured by the soldiers. 'Follow Me' statue at the U.S. Army Infantry School in Fort Benning, Georgia.
Training of U.S. Army infantrymen in the United States in the year 1928. Infantrymen read notes during their training. They learn to handle causalities in better ways. They learn to load and fire artillery. They also learn air raid techniques.
U.S. Army Airborne soldiers undergo a training in the United States. An instructor briefs the soldiers on the training mission. The soldiers board U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft with their parachutes. The aircraft taxi and take off. The instructor gives last minute instructions. Paratroopers jump from the aircraft in flight and descend on the ground.
The Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon in Virginia, United States. Footsteps echo in Pentagon hall as camera moves along corridor toward the Hall of Heroes. John Charles Daly stands next to a giant replica of the U.S. Medal of Honor and speaks about medal recipients. He steps in front of a display listing names of Medal of Honor recipients and explains the medal's significance. Scene shifts back in time , to May, 1968 when President Lyndon Baines Johnson is seen speaking at the dedication of the Hall of Heroes, where he confers the Medal on recipients from each of the four military services. He calls out the names of : Charles C. Hagemeister (Army); James E. Williams (Navy); Gerald O. Young (Air Force) and Richard A. Pittman (Marine Corps). President Johnson says their names will be placed with others in the new Hall of Heroes. The President places the medals around the necks of the respective recipients as citations accompanying their awards are read. Next, Mr. Daly is seen again in front of the list of recipients. He notes that these four new additions brought the total of names to 3,210.
John Charles Daly speaks about the recipients of the Medal of Honor in various wars. He stands next to large facsimiles of the medal in the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, United States. He explains the three versions of the Medal of Honor which include first for the U.S. Army, the second for the U.S. Navy , Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, and the third for the U.S. Air Force. Dramatized past scenes show American colonial volunteers advancing on a battlefield and firing artillery against the British, during the Battle of Saratoga in the year 1777.
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