A United States Air Force Lockheed C-141 Starlifter aircraft parked on an airfield during the Vietnam War. A man carries equipment while he walks towards the aircraft. A U.S. Army soldier observes a truck and artillery with cover. View of the truck and artillery as seen from the fuselage of the Lockheed C-141 Starlifter transport plane. A soldier begins driving the truck. He holds the manual gear stick and turns the wheels. A man at the fuselage directs the driver as he drives the artillery and truck inside the aircraft. A truck reverses and exits from transport plane. A truck with artillery backing up to enter the transport plane through fuselage. The Lockheed C-141 Starlifter after military vehicles are loaded into the aircraft.
A portrait of a smiling United States Marine Corps (USMC) Marine bathing a Vietnamese child in a metal basin. Crates labeled “CARE USA”. Marines distribute relief goods to a crowd of Vietnamese civilians during the Vietnam War. A Vietnamese man receives rice from the Care Organization of the United States Marines. A man scoops out rice from a sack labeled “CARE USA”. The man distributes rice to more civilians. A Vietnamese man and U.S. Marine nailing floor boards down.
The narrator and host of the film is seen sitting on an armchair. He speaks about United States’ lack of desire to establish a global hegemony. “We have constantly reiterated by word, by deed, that we have no desire to establish a colonial empire” the host said. Wilson Line SS Ariosto ship unloads a tractor. Ship loads sacks of cement in Puerto Rico. A doctor adjusts the x-ray machine. A nurse tends to a ward with patients lying in bed. Sign for Africa Freedom Day on April 15, 1959 at Carnegie Hall. African musicians playing drums as dancers perform a traditional folk dance. A man speaking to the audience at Carnegie Hall. African Americans clapping. New York Times newspaper article by Tad Szulc titled “New Latin Accord is Offered By U.S.” with a photo of United States President John F. Kennedy on the right side. The host explains that the Soviet Union accuses the United States of imperialism to deflect Soviet colonialism. “Now on the face of things, one would assume both imperialism and its twin colonialism are on the way out” the host said.
U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division paratroopers at Ramsbury airfield board transport planes bound for Holland, Netherlands during Operation Market Garden of World War II. They carry supplies as they step on landing strip covered in Marston Mats. Wings of the transport planes. C-47 Skytrain transport plane starts and warms up engine. A British paratrooper wearing a beret puts on his life vest and inspects his Sten MK II submachine gun. A young soldier writes a letter or takes notes.
United States soldiers lay canvas containers on the ground in Newbury, Berkshire, England during World War II. They roll out canvas and lay mortar shells on top of it. The soldiers wrap the mortar shells with the canvas. They attach the canvas containers with parachutes. Soldiers carry a wicker trunk. They open the trunk and place resupply field rations on the trunk. A small container with the label “U.S. ARMY FIELD RATION C”. They close the trunk. The soldiers attach a parachute on the wicker trunk before carrying it away.
Armed African American U.S. Army soldiers of the 1st lnfantry Battalion, 376th CD, 92nd Division walking through the town of Massa, Italy during World War 2. An African American soldier guards and escorts a young 14 year old German boy soldier for interrogation by an officer of the 370th Infantry. African American soldiers lining both sides of street in Italian village. An elderly Italian civilian man stands beside a young Italian girl watching the procession of soldiers. Close up of two African American soldiers seated on embankment, talking. They have ammunition boxes beside them.
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