U.S. soldiers advance in Germany during World War II. A map locates positions of Allied troops advancing towards Germany. Floods in the Moselle River. Wrecked vehicles in the area. Soldiers marching in the area. They row a boat in the river. U.S. engineers construct a pontoon bridge over the flooded river. Houses in the background. A smoke screen being laid over the bridge. Trucks carrying supplies move across the bridge. Jeeps, tanks and other military vehicles drive across the bridge. The soldiers crossing the bridge under the smoke screen.
Salvage and reclamation activities of mess gear and gasoline cans in the European Theater during World War II. Battered canteens and cups are hammered and reshaped. Some are injected with pressurized air to reestablish their shape. A soldier working on the canteens and the cups. Men working on damaged gasoline cans. Remanufactured mess kits are stacked for re-issue after final cleaning.
A communications center setup in a U.S. Army GMC CCKW 2 1⁄2 ton 6X6 truck. Army radio operator at work inside the truck. Soldiers operating communications equipment on the roof of a vehicle. Soldiers at work inside the vehicle. U.S. army gun crews firing Howitzers; M1919 Browning .30 caliber medium machine guns; Browning M1917A1 Caliber .30 Heavy Machine Guns, and rifles, from positions hidden in foliage. U.S. troops manually rolling artillery pieces through the underbrush. Infantry being dropped off and picked up by Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw helicopters. An artillery piece being transported by helicopter. About 10 helicopters in flight low over the ground.
Minuteman Missile at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana. United States Air Force officers operate consoles in Minuteman control room. Officer seated on chair, looks at a screen in front of him. Another officer gets up and checks instrument.
President Richard Nixon's Inauguration ceremony at United States Capitol building in Washington DC. Police and Military officials on guard during the Inaugural Parade. Group of women wearing United States color costumes parade. Band plays followed by troops on horseback. Decorative floats and bands. The Parade Marshals keep parade moving. Crowd watches the ongoing parade. Photographers take pictures.
United States 1st Infantry Division soldiers place Claymore mines in Vietnam. Three soldiers examine the Claymore mine and place it in position. One of the soldier points out in front direction. The Mine is positioned. Wire leading from mine is strung out. Soldier lies down on ground and examines the Claymore mine. ( Note: These scenes are from a U.S. Army training film called Perimeter Defense.) (Vietnam War period).
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