United States soldiers with live chicken and drink cognac with French people after the Liberation of Paris during World War 2. A United States soldier with a live chicken on top of an M4 Sherman tank. A live white chicken pecks its feathers. Soldiers drink cognac while talking to a crowd of French people. A man pours cognac for a soldier. French men view a French 2nd Armored Division Piper Cub parked on a sidewalk. French men and women cycling with their bicycles on the Avenue des Champs-Élysées.
French civilians run to take cover from German sniper attack along Rue de Rivoli in Paris during World War 2 liberation of Paris. Crowded space during a parade. French people cheering.
Various U.S. Navy ships sailing in rough waters of the Sea of Japan in Vietnam War period. Looking down over port side of USS Bradley (DE- 1041) underway at high speed. Bradley underway as seen from stern view. The USS Yorktown (CVS-10) sails near Japan. The ship casts a very deep silhouette, with sunlight in background across the water. A destroyer-type ship sailing underway. USS Yorktown as seen on port side. The camera zooms back away from port side of the USS Yorktown, around slightly to port quarter. As seen from starboard beam view, an aircraft carrier sails underway in Sea of Japan.
U.S. Navy Edsall class destroyer escort USS Peterson (DE-152) is seen nested alongside USS Purvis (DD-709), an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, on the port of the United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (GTMO), Cuba. United States sailors (shirtless) over the side are seen painting a ship at the pier. View of the pier. Two sailors in small punt painting water line off port bow of USS Purvis. Sailors painting up on weather dock aboard the USS Purvis. Both USS Peterson and USS Purvis are docked at the pier of the naval station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Sailors perform various routine work aboard ships.
President Harry S. Truman in Germany for the Potsdam Conference during World War 2. President Truman, Admiral William D. Leahy and Secretary of State James F. Byrnes in official car in Berlin. The Secret Service stand on running boards of President Truman's car. A man takes photographs of President Truman. President Truman’s car drives past the camera. In next scene, the USS Augusta, a Northampton class cruiser, arrives at Port of Brussels (Place des Armateurs 6, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium) in Belgium. The USS Augusta is being towed by two tugboats. Belgian crowds waving at the ship. Sailors on the deck of the USS Augusta. President Truman and General Dwight D. Eisenhower review the Honor Guards in Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany. President Truman and Eisenhower talking. President Truman and Admiral Leahy boards Douglas VC-54C (2107451) also called "Sacred Cow," the first U.S. Presidential aircraft (later termed Air Force One), at Frankfurt airport. Airplane taxiing on the runway.
Allied troops marching in victory on Avenue Champs Elysees, Paris, France. United States General Dwight D. Eisenhower stands with Marshal Charles de Gaulle on a moving car. Eisenhower on a horse-drawn carriage in London, England during VE parade. Eisenhower with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. General Eisenhower is welcomed with a ticker tape parade in New York City after WWII victory. Eisenhower raises his hands victoriously during parade. Eisenhower speaks to the crowd from a podium, saying "New York simply can't do this to a Kansas farmer boy and keep its reputation for sophistication.”
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