French gunboats operate in rivers of Indochina. A barrel of a gun on a ship. A French soldier looks through binoculars. A Vietnamese prisoner with his hands tied at the back smokes a cigarette. An aircraft flies overhead. Views through portholes of armored river boats.
Panorama of high snow-covered hills in Korea. Snow-covered mountain peaks. United States military trucks with tire chains move along snowy road in Chosin Reservoir campaign. Marines walk, bundled up against the cold. A convoy moves ahead on the road. Black smoke rises from an explosion on hillside. Troops walk in an open field. They advance uphill. Marines reach the top and take up positions for battle with small arms.
President Dwight D Eisenhower aboard USS Saint Paul (CA-73) at Manila Bay in Philippines. President Eisenhower arrives by a helicopter aboard the ship. Admiral C D Griffin, Commanding Officer, 7th Fleet and Captain J. H. Maurer welcome him aboard the ship. President Eisenhower salutes and boards the helicopter. The helicopter takes off from the ship deck.
King Neptune ceremonies aboard United States Coast Guard Cutter in the Atlantic Ocean. Sailors dressed as King and Queen Neptune. Sailors dressed in shorts are sprayed with water. Actors in costumes get on a stage. The King and the Queen speak to the captain. Sailors dressed in uniforms stand in a line. King Neptune on the stage. Three sailors with their heads on a wooden slab.
Opens with slate that says 'Crossing the Line'. Depicts King Neptune shellback initiation ceremony aboard USS Idaho in the Atlantic Ocean en route to Rio de Janeiro. Slate indicates that President Elect of Brazil de Pessoa was on board. Sailors lie down on the ship deck. The captain welcomes King Neptune's messengers aboard the ship. They inform the captain that King Neptune will visit his ship. King Neptune and Queen Amphitrite are welcomed aboard the ship by the captain. The ship's officers are introduced to the Royal visitors. Queen Amphitrite meets old friends. The Court of King Neptune with sailors dressed in various costumes. The Royal barber shaves and cleans each sailor. The sailors are immersed in Neptune's salty water. View of a certificate awarded to a sailor following his successful initiation.
President Harry Truman in Germany. President Truman drives away in a staff car from the Gatow Airport in Germany. A truck loaded with United States soldiers drives past. A band and men of the 2nd Armored Division stand in formation as the President reviews them. Soldiers salute. A long line of cars as President Truman drives off to the airport. (World War II period).
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