Three United States Army Majors, of the U.S. Military Assistance Command in Vietnam, confer as they look at a map. The officers point at the map. Another U.S. Army major reads from a document as he points. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. aircraft bombard Japan during World War II. U.S. Army Air Forces B-29 aircraft on an airstrip in Saipan. Pilots being briefed by Brigadier General Emmett O' Donell. Officers make final checks about the mission on a map. B-29 aircraft take off for the bombing mission. Aircraft in formation flight. Bombs being dropped on Tokyo and smoke rises as bombs impact. Aircraft return to the air base after the mission. Smoke rises from the airfield as a result of Japanese attack. B-29 aircraft on fire and smoke rises. A Japanese bomber aircraft goes into a kamikaze suicide dive. Smoke rises from the airfield. Wreckage of B-29 aircraft.
Narrator introduces the bayonet training stick or parry stick over footage of two soldiers practicing with said device. Large group practicing in pairs again with one man thrusting the parry stick and another practicing parries against the stick. Demonstration of the correct and incorrect use of the parry stick. Narrator advises against making false starts or false signals with the parry stick over footage of soldiers making false signals to try to lure their partner into an early parry. Narrator discusses how to incorporate the parry stick into a longer sequence of movements including a thrust through a loop of rope on the end of the parry stick after the parry, which is then followed by a withdrawal. Soldiers are shown practicing this sequence before tossing the training bayonet and the parry stick to one another and switching roles. Large group practicing full sequence. Views of U.S. Army base or training encampment buildings in background.
Pre World War 2: U.S. Army description and demonstration of the use of the training stick in bayonet practice. The training stick is a long stick with a loop at the base end and padding at the far end. Footage of two soldiers practicing and switching roles by throwing the training stick and bayonet to one another, then practicing again. They practice on a large field, with suspended straw dummies behind them. Further in the distance, more soldiers can be seen walking in a line.
United States Army 3rd Infantry Regiment also known as 'Old Guard' during the military funeral for General Jacob Devers at Fort Myer in Arlington, Virginia, United States. Members of the 3rd Infantry Regiment on horseback followed by a caisson carrying the casket. Military funeral procession enters the cemetery. Carriage comes to a halt. Pallbearers near the carriage. They remove the flag draped casket from the carriage. Funeral services being conducted at graveside. Pallbearers fold the U.S. flag over the casket. An officer presents the flag to the widow of the deceased.
United States Army 3rd Infantry Regiment also known as 'Old Guard' during the military funeral of General Jacob Devers at Fort Myer in Virginia, United States. Horse drawn caisson carriage enters the gates of the Arlington National cemetery. The Old Post Chapel at Fort Myer visible behind. U.S. 3rd Infantry Regiment pallbearers fold the American flag over the casket. An officer presents the flag to the widow of General Jacob Devers. A sign on a gravestone reads 'Devers'.
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