United States 3rd Army Division soldiers study a map together in Cologne, Germany during World War II. U.S. Army soldiers gather outside a house. A soldier pointing while he talks to officers. United States Army tanks parked outside apartments. A soldier communicates on the phone. German civilians watch street fighting from apartment balcony. German soldiers raise white flag as they surrender to American soldiers. An M26 Pershing heavy tank and an M4 Sherman tank drive past a tobacco shop. German civilian women carry their belongings as they cross the road. A man leads the women into an underground passage. Soldiers forcefully break house doors open and capture Nazi German prisoners.
Crowds gathered in front of the United States Air Force One aircraft (VC-137C SAM 26000) after the arrival of United States President John F. Kennedy at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Honor guard holding the flag of the United States. President Kennedy sits in a car with Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), James E. Webb, and Air Force Missile Test Center (AFMTC) Commander Major General Leighton I. Davis. Later astronauts Major Gordon Cooper and Major Gus (Virgil) Grissom in a quick shot brief the President about the Gemini capsule. The car with the president drives away. President Kennedy, wearing sunglasses, stands at the base and looks upward to see the Saturn Rocket. President Kennedy is accompanied by Florida Senator George A. Smathers and aerospace engineer Wernher von Braun. President Kennedy flies by USMC UH-3A helicopter to the U.S. Navy ship USS Observation Island (EAG-154).
A man signals to United States Marine Corps (USMC) UH-3A helicopter. United States President John F. Kennedy arrives at the U.S. Navy ship USS Observation Island (EAG-154) by helicopter. A sailor plays his bugle and salutes. The president meets the ship's commander and other officers. President Kennedy observes a Polaris missile test with the USS Andrew Jackson submarine (SSBN-619) firing the missile. Other officials accompany President Kennedy to watch the missile test. President Kennedy gives a short speech on board USS Observation Island. Later in the day, President Kennedy speaks to Major General Davis and Launch Operations Director Kurt Debus in Florida before boarding the Air Force One (VC-137C SAM 26000).
Map showing Stavelot and Bastogne in Belgium during World War II. A soldier uses binoculars to inspect United States Army Air Force planes in the sky. Soldiers watch aerial combat between United States and German Luftwaffe Air Force planes. Smoke from planes hit by flack lingers in sky. 101st Airborne division soldiers march to the outskirts of Bastogne. Soldiers ride an armored vehicle and march on foot. 4th Armored Division M4 Sherman tanks move on snow covered road. Explosion during battle in Bastogne. Douglas C-47 Skytrain transport planes from bases in Britain and France bring supplies to the defenders of Bastogne. German prisoners of war marching by as the transport planes arrive. The C-47 transport planes airdrop supplies over Bastogne.
A United States Marine Corp (USMC) Marine uses a field telephone. A Marine smoking a cigarette seen from behind. Marines fighting in a jungle. Louis W. Walt, 3rd Marine Amphibious Force Commanding General in 1966, speaks about the Marines in various wars. A Marine with a cigar in his mouth. An impoverished woman with child. A young African girl holding a basket of bread. A United States Marine Corp Sikorsky H-34 helicopter in flight. Marine helicopter squadron 365 moving in from the aircraft carrier USS Boxer (CV-21) to Caribbean countries affected by Hurricane Inez such as Dominican Republic and Haiti. Sikorsky H-34 helicopter takes off from USS Boxer. Aerial view of a town damaged by Hurricane Inez. The Sikorsky H-34 helicopter lands in Haiti. Haitian civilians, including a Roman Catholic nun, talk to United States Marines. Haitian newspaper front page features news about President Duvalier “Le Président Duvalier agit contre les effets du Cyclone” in French. An English translation “President Duvalier acts against the effects of Hurricane Inez” replaces the headline. A Marine medic treats a patient while a Haitian man covers his face from the sun. An injured woman with her child with their heads covered by gauze. United States Marine checks head injuries of hurricane victims and put bandages on patients. Haitian civilians carry an injured man on a makeshift stretcher. Injured Haitian children and a girl with an arm cast. Civilians carry supplies. Children walk in a village destroyed by Hurricane Inez. A Marine carries corrugated aluminum sheet for roofing. Marines help Haitian civilians rebuild houses in the village.
Explosion from bombing during the Marco Polo Bridge Incident at the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War. Sign at Marco Polo Bridge reads “Lu Know Kiao”. A train station near Marco Polo Bridge in Fengtai District, Peking, China. Imperial Japanese Army soldier uses binoculars while hiding in trench. A Japanese Sumida M.2593 (Type 91) armored car. Japanese troops fighting around Marco Polo bridge. The Japanese flag on mast of a battleship. Japanese battleship sailing to China. Japanese troops enter Nanking (Nanjing) after the Battle of Nanking. Soldiers in back of truck. Japanese biplane aircraft in flight. Japanese planes drop propaganda leaflets over Shanghai. Japanese planes dropping bombs. A Japanese newspaper with news on the Second Sino-Japanese War. Naval artillery crew firing guns. Japanese warships firing their guns in China. Japanese soldiers advance in battle. More bombers in flight.
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