ROC Chinese officers aboard the aircraft carrier USS Wasp (CV-18) underway in the South China Sea. Lieutenant General Chiang Kai Shek of Taiwan visits the aircraft carrier. U.S. helicopter HO3S Dragonfly lands on the flight deck. Men rush towards the helicopter. United States Navy enlisted men place a gangway to the helicopter door. Chief of General Staff General Chou Chih Jou inspects marine honor guard along with Colonel Hu Hus Kuang. They are greeted by United States high-ranking officers. Chinese Nationalist Premier Chen Cheng inspects the marine honor guard. Men with sabre in foreground.
British troops march along open fields in Salonica, Greece during World War 1. They occupy a trench at the front. One uses a periscopic viewer to look over the edge of their trench. One inserts a grenade in his rifle and prepares to fire it. They fire a mortar shell from inside their trench. Exploding mortar rounds are seen on a hillside opposite their position.
The armistice treaty marks the end of World War 1. United States troops stroll and enjoy sightseeing at a park in Nice, France, near Le Monument du Centenaire (Centennial Monument) located on La Promenade des Anglais. Several people sit on benches in gardens. Men carry flags. A band of soldier musicians entertain by playing popular music. One soldier dances. U.S. soldiers visit ancient Roman ruins at at the Trophee des Alpes situated in La Turbie, about 15Km from Nice in the hills above Monaco.
Montage of scenes with soldiers returning to Italy and France at end of World War 1. A large troop ship docked at a port in Italy, carrying returning Italian soldiers. Huge crowd assembled on the wharf. Supplies being unloaded from a ship. A few U.S. soldiers are seen. A field kitchen set up on the wharf and Italian troops being fed. American and Italian flags fly above the wharf shelter roof. Crowds on streets in France. French General Petain enters a car and is given a large bouquet of flowers (which he promptly gives to an officer accompanying him in the front seat of the car). French President Poincare joins Petain in the back seat of the car and they drive away. Scene shifts to the port in Italy, again. Men wave the Italian Naval ensign flag.
Snow scenes in New York City and Washington DC. Skyscrapers and snow covered streets in New York City. New Yorkers clear roads and 7 inches of snow off cars.Pedestrians walk on snow covered roads. Heavier snow of 12 inches in Washington DC leaves the city roads impassable. Cars buried under snow. Two men try to remove snow from a car. Views of the White House, the Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol Building all covered in snow. High winds blow snow as a few pedestrians walk by. A United States flag on the Capitol building. Automobiles destroyed due to accidents in the wake of the storm.
French International Air Show in France. Aerial view of the aircraft in the air show. Planes from various countries on display. Men stand near the aircraft. A huge crowd visits the air show. A sign reads 'Royal Air Force'. United States jet bomber aircraft B-58 Hustler crashes while landing. Smoke and flames rise in the sky. Largest aircraft Antonov AN-22 displayed in the air shoe. U.S. missiles exhibited in the show. Planes in flight. A sign reads 'Titan II'.
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