Funeral services for dead U.S. soldiers in Cape Gloucester on island of New Britain during Pacific Campaign of World War II. Corpse of an American soldier lying in grave. A chaplain and soldiers gather for a prayer. American soldiers give 3-volley rifle salute. Soldiers in front of the line of corpses lying. A shovel used to drop dirt in the grave.
Film begins showing a map off Japan highlighting notable places including Mount Fuji, Tokyo Bay, cities of Tokyo, Yokohama, Shimoda, and Oshima. View from a ship in Tokyo Bay, heading toward tall island in the distance. Scene shifts to a dozen women in traditional kimona dress singing and dancing on a bluff overlooking the water. A colorful horse circles about in the background as the women dance. Next, two women dressed in traditional kimona, carry large trays on their heads. Glimpse of three farmers with a horse. Views of heavy waves and clouds at waterfront. Strong wind blowing snow off a mountain peak. A speeding steam locomotive pulling a train along the shore of Tokyo Bay. Mount Fuji in the near background.
Reconstruction showing a Japanese Admiral at headquarters on a Pacific Island during World War II. A Japanese four star Admiral and Staff Officer in headquarters listen to war results on radio. Admiral hears of kamikaze suicide of 43 Japanese aircraft, he stands up and bows to shrine.
A U.S. Army helicopter gunships being readied for a mission, at Soc Trang, Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A sign reads 'Welcome To Viking Island, Home Of The Blue Diamond, Devils Of The Delta'. A UH-1B Iroquois helicopter parked at the base. The fronts of the helicopters display a big blue diamond with a caricature of a Viking holding a machine gun under each arm spouting flame. These belong to the 13th Aviation Battalion, 121st Assault Helicopter Company of Tigers and Vikings at Soc Trang, Vietnam. (Tigers had lift misssion and Vikings were gunships.)
A 10-mile race walking event held in New York, United States. Men walk from the City Hall to Coney Island. Men walk along the streets and cross over the Brooklyn Bridge. Sid Grossman wins the race.
Center court of the Pentagon building in Arlington Virginia, as seen from roof of Pentagon looking inward. View of the Potomac River and the Washington Monument. Columbia Island Marina filled with boats in the Potomac River adjacent to the Pentagon grounds. Jefferson Memorial in the distance. Cars and trucks passing by on George Washington Memorial Parkway. The Washington DC skyline. A twin propeller passenger aircraft in the sky overhead, departing or landing at Washington National Airport.
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