U.S. Army assault on Hill 875 South West of Dakto, South Vietnam. U.S. soldiers of the 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment's 2nd and 4th Battalions move up trail through woods for the assault. Officer stops and talk to a soldier. Other soldiers join them. A soldier talks on radio. The troops pause until supporting strikes are made ahead of them before moving forward. They repeat this action several times until they reach the summit, now abandoned by the enemy, leaving only wreckage, a tangle of burnt bush and trees and a charred corpse. Soldiers carry a rolled litter. (Vietnam War period).
The trial of a Nazi Commandant in Dachau, Germany soon after the close of World War 2 in Europe. A sign on a post reads 'PWE 29 Dachau' and another reads War Crimes'. A car outside the building with sign, "War Crimes Branch, Judge Advocate Section, H.Q. Third United States Army." U.S. officials, Nazi German defendant Franz Strasser, and civilians enter the court room and get seated. All in court rise as the officers of the Military Commission enter and take their seats at the front of the room. U.S. flag on stage. Judges are seated. The commission hearing comes to order.
Mountain handicrafts in North Carolina. A man uses discarded pieces of iron for some creative purpose. A man at a blacksmith shop uses creative ideas for making a candle stand. A man shapes a piece of iron with hammer. He gives it a shape of a flower. He melts the iron ring by burning it so that he can stick the joints. A melted iron rod is shaped. The parts made separately assembled. Various kind of candle stands.
Battle of Eniwetok during World War II. Amphibious tank approaches the beach. U.S. soldiers on the beach. Another tank hits the beach. Tank moves up the slope, soldiers around it. Tank unloaded from Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVT). Medium tank passes. Palm trees destroyed. U.S. officers look at the chart. Unidentified plane in flight. Troops on island.
Closeup of pilot in a U.S. Air Force Convair F-106A Delta Dart aircraft, in flight, as seen from another aircraft nearby. The aircraft displays the logo of the U.S. Air Force Flight Test Center, at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The pilot, in helmet and oxygen mask, turns, briefly, toward the camera. View from a little further away shows the entire F-106A and its tail number: 57-0238. The aircraft continues in flight above a white cloud layer below. Blue sky prevails above. Near the end of the film, the pilot is seen again in a closeup from the camera airplane.
The New York Times dated February 1, 1958. The headline reads ' Military Power: How U.S. Stands'. The article is about the military posture of the U.S. in relation to the Soviet Union.
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