U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon visits a U.S. air base at Kimpo in Korea. Nixon with United States Air Force officers. A sign in the background reads: "4th Fighter Intercepter Group Combat Operations". He climbs into the cockpit of and F-86 aircraft. He shakes hand with some air force officers. Some cameramen with their recording cameras. The officers salute. Nixon meets some flyers from the United Kingdom, as well, standing in front of their Canberra twin jet aircraft. Two squadrons of U.S. Air Force jet fighters fly over in formation.
The Korean War ends with the signing of an armistice by the United Nations and Communist negotiators in Panmunjom, Korea. Neutral observers arrive to oversee the armistice. U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower announces the truce to the Americans in Washington DC. He counsels against over-optimism in the face of the major problems that remain.
United Nation troops retreat during the Korean War. UN forces comprising of the British and American soldiers retreat south wards in Korea as a result of Chinese aggression, Soldiers loaded in military trucks as they cross a bridge. Displaced Korean civilians in a barge, on rail road tracks and along the roads. In Washington D.C., United States British Prime Minister Clement Attlee meets United States President Harry S. Truman. United States Secretary of State Dean Acheson also attends the meeting. Prime Minister Attlee during his address before the National Press Club emphasizes on resisting the aggression by the Red China. He also affirms the firm faith of the two countries in the principle of Rule of Law.
Weapons and equipment used by the U.S. Army during the Korean War. U.S. Air Force aircraft in Korea during the Korean War. U.S. troops load bombs and rockets on F4U Corsair aircraft at an airfield. Rockets mounted under the wings of the aircraft. An aircraft takes off and fires rockets at lines of communication on ground.. Rocket launchers fired by U.S. troops. U.S. Marines watch as barrage of rockets is launched. The troops fire carbines and machine guns at enemy on a battlefield. Marines board a Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw helicopter. The helicopter takes off from a field. It drops supply crates on the field.
South Korean and U.S. divisions in Korea during the Korean War. Soldiers of U.S. Army 7th Infantry Division on the battlefield during the Battle of Bloody Ridge. They attack the North Korean forces in hilltop positions. Firing and bombardment on the battlefield. Smoke rises from the firing. The soldiers fire rifles. They take several prisoners. They fire tracers and machine guns.
A United States Navy documentary about U.S. 7th Fleet and 1st Marine Division in Korea during the Korean War. Marine Corps tents at a rest camp near Masan. The flag of the U.S. at the camp. A Christmas tree with a note over it expressing Christmas wishes. Marines of U.S. 1st Marine Division march. A marine lights a candle. Marines sing with books in their hands. A marine walks through rice paddy fields. Korean children slide on sleds on ice and play on ice. A guard on duty.