United States 28th Infantry Division (Keystone Division) near Vossenack, Germany, in November, 1944, during World War 2. Soldiers of 110th Infantry Regiment advance through the Hurtgen forest near Vossenack. They take cover behind trees and fire at an unseen enemy. Soldiers lying prone on the field as they fire. Soldiers carry M1928 field packs, canteens and M1 Garand rifles. One soldier fires an M-1 rifle from the prone position behind a tree.
United States Army Special Forces return to Fort Bragg, North Carolina. United States soldiers lined up holding American flags at Pope Air Force Base. Families wait for the return of United States Army Special Forces. A sign reads ' United States Air Force Pope Air Force Base' . A United States C-123 aircraft taxis after landing. Soldiers of the special forces get off the aircraft as it returns after an attempted rescue of American prisoners of war from a camp near Hanoi, North Vietnam. The family members greet the soldiers. An officer of the special forces speaks into a microphone as cameramen record the event. (Vietnam War period).
A news conference in Washington D.C., United States about American soldiers held as prisoners of war in North Vietnam. The United States Secretary of Defense, Melvin R. Laird, addresses the press at a conference as he stands behind a podium with the Department of Defense insignia on it. A board in the background reads ' United States POWs and missing in action personnel ' . The Deputy Secretary of Defense Richard G. Capen at the podium as he addresses the press. A board placed next to Capen with pictures on it. A sign on the board reads ' LCRC inspection '. An officer stands near the board. A chart on the board displays the statistics indicating the number of prisoners of war and missing persons in Vietnam. Another chart on the board reads ' duration of captivity ' . A picture of a captured soldier on the board. A picture released by North Vietnamese bears the title ' Identity '. (Vietnam War period).
Safety glass ensures better vision in Toledo, Ohio. Girls read a book through a safety glass as it makes reading easier. A technician helps them out. Safety glass being removed to demonstrate the difference in original vision and the one through a safety glass. Girls look at a picture through the safety glass. Models display different styles of clothes at a fashion show. Models wearing gowns and swim suits on the stage during the show.
United States 712th Preventive Medicine Unit soldiers at Korat Royal Thai Air Base in Thailand. A neon sign in the dark reads 'Castle'. United states 712th Preventive Medicine Unit soldiers dance with Thai girls at a bar or night club. The orchestra plays as people dance. Soldiers drink at a table. A drummer hits at the drum and a Thai man sings as soldiers and girls dance.
United States 712th Preventive Medicine Unit soldiers in Korat, Thailand. A soldier instructs another soldier about how to check water for purity. At the Preventive Medicine Unit a soldier interviews another soldier with a venereal disease. The interviewer writes down on a paper.
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