Signboard reads 'Wehrmacht Fahrbereitschaft' and 'Tryhard - Liberated Allies'. German prisoners marching through streets in Germany under guard of U.S. Army forces. Several lines of marching prisoners seen. Includes close up views of faces of some prisoners, with some looking sad and dejected, and others smiling. A truck carrying soldiers passes by. Wagons and overloaded cars full of belongings of refugee German DPs (Displaced Persons) seen on the streets and being carted by civilians. German soldiers continue to pass by, with some in horse carts.
Korean War: North Korean prisoner sits nude on a road with hands behind him in Inchon, Korea. United States Marines Corps stand behind him. Several U.S. Marines in the background. Prisoner puts his hands on his head and talks. South Korean interpreter talks to him with a Marine standing by. Prisoner points to certain locations on a situation map. Demolished vehicles lie all along the roadside.
Group of senior officers at Camp Munsan-Ni in Korea near the end of the Korean War. A sign on a tent reads "Welcome gate to freedom". U.S. flag on the left side and UN flag on the right side of the tent. Freed and liberated American prisoners of war get out of ambulance truck during Operation Little Switch repatriation (preceding Operation Big Switch later in 1953). Ambulances leave Ramp area. A freed American prisoner of war escorted by U.S. Marine in dungarees. Some freed POW soldiers are carried on stretchers or litters. A liberated prisoner of war lying on a stretcher gives a thumbs-up sign.
American prisoners of war in Vietnam. A news bulletin shows an anchor with a map of South East Asia in the background. American soldiers taken as prisoners by North Vietnam enter a church and take their seats. A priest conducts a service. Numbers on the shirts of the men. They attend the prayer service. Men receive the holy communion at their seats. The prisoners sing hymns at the prayer service. (Vietnam War period).
A news conference in Washington D.C., United States about the American soldiers held as prisoners of war in North Vietnam. U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Richard G. Capen addresses the press at a conference as he stands behind a podium with the Department of Defense insignia on it. A board in the background reads ' United States POWs and missing in action personnel '. A board placed next to Capen with pictures on it. A sign on the board reads ' U.S. POWs released by NVN ' . Pictures of soldiers released by the North Vietnamese. A chart on the board reads ' status '. A picture of a United States Air Force Major General. Another picture of an injured soldier on the board. A title on the board reads ' parading U.S. prisoners '. An officer removes the chart and another one is being displayed before the press at the conference. A chart titled ' Isolation' shows American soldiers behind bars in captivity. Another chart depicts the medical treatment being given to American soldiers captured by North Vietnamese. The Deputy Secretary of Defense Capen speaks from a podium. A picture on the board indicates the diet being given to American soldiers captured by North Vietnamese. A series of pictures on the board titled ' weight loss' shows pictures of emaciated American soldiers. Capen speaks about the condition of American prisoners of war in Vietnam. Officials seated at a desk. Special Assistant to Assistant Secretary of Defense Charles Havens speaks to the press. Capen speaks to the press. Special Assistant to Under Secretary of State Frank Sieverts at a desk as he answers the press. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. Army troops moving through an enemy town on foot and in vehicles and tanks. U.S. Army infantry taking prisoners during the Korean War. A sign at Prison camp reads: "POW Camp #1, Utilities, Carpenter Shop." American troops process prisoners of war. Each is registered and given a POW identification to be worn at all times. Korean truce being signed at Panmunjom, in 1953. Amphibious assault forces underway at sea and troops wading ashore. A field headquarters in combat zone, where U.S. Army commanders are being briefed by an Intelligence (G2) officer. U.S. Army troops in camouflaged positions. U.S. tanks firing their guns and moving in a line. U.S. Army atomic cannon or nuclear cannon (e.g., M65 or Atomic Annie) firing tactical nuclear explosive shells. Various sized atomic bomb or nuclear bomb explosions from the shells. Army technician monitoring radiation readings on a tank exposed to tactical nuclear weapon effects. An airman hosing down an airplane exposed to radioactivity.
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