United States 9th Infantry Division troops in Cambodia during the Cambodian Campaign of the Vietnam War. Soldiers walk on a field. Smoke and explosion in the background. A jet aircraft drops a bomb. An explosion on the ground. A U.S. Army UH-1D Iroquois helicopter lands on a field.
From a series of clips showing work on the Canol Project in Canada during World War 2. View of workers working at a construction site near the Mackenzie River. African American U.S. Army soldiers of the 388th Engineer General Service Regiment roll steel pipes on to a barge. The Engineers lift the pipes. (When the river was frozen, members of this regiment were sometimes referred to as the "Ice Road Truckers" moving equipment on the frozen Mackenzie River.)
The Canol Project in Canada during World War II. A barge loaded with supplies approaches a harbor for a landing. A speed boat passes by barges. A camp site area with workers and tents at the harbor. African American U.S. Army soldiers of the 388th General Services Regiment roll steel pipes on two parallel pipes on the ground. They move the pipes with sticks in hand. A worker rolls a drum. Tents in the background. Soldiers stand in a line for food. A barge departs from the harbor.
U.S. Army recruited trainees undergo a training at Fort Hayes in Columbus, Ohio. Troops march with the American flag and other unit flags. Soldier recruits practice using rifles shooting at targets on a rifle range. They learn to maneuver tanks. Slates mention that they are "building men." Ending slate of army recruitment and promotion film encourages viewers to see or write recruiting officer.
U.S. Army recruits undergo training at Fort Hayes in Columbus, Ohio. The trainees undergo medical training. View of a large building. The trainees work in a laboratory. Amputees type with one hand using typewriters. The trainees repair machinery.
Opening scene shows U.S. marines operating an M55 self-propelled Howitzer. Closeup of marine in its upper hatch. Next, several M103 120mm gun tanks are seen driving along a dirt road. They form up abreast to create a battery and fire their guns. View shifts to USMC M50 A1 "Ontos" (Rifle, Multiple 106 mm, Self-propelled, M50). It parks and fires its guns. Next are seen advanced field artillery weapons being fired, including the XM70 Towed Multiple Rocket Launcher and the "Honest John" (Artillery Rocket XM31).
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