British Major General Richard N. Gale gives a final message to airborne troops at the headquarters of the British Sixth Airborne Division in Harwell, England a day before D-Day in World War II. The airborne troops raise their berets. A British pathfinder officer briefs his men. He points to a map. The soldiers huddle together to discuss plans. Airborne troops receive supplies and food rations in cans. The troops also receive their salaries in French Francs. A box labeled “Invasion Currency France” and French Francs on the table. A hand counts French Franc bills. A pair of hands hold French Francs currency. The soldiers inspect their French Francs. British soldiers paint white star identification bands on field equipment. A soldier tests a radio set. A group of soldiers inspect shrapnel mines, small alarms, and ammunition. A soldier inspects a Bren machine gun. Another soldier inspects a pistol. A soldier locks a submachine gun. Trooper sharpen a knife. Soldier puts bullets into his Ammunition pouch. Troops break camp and depart for glider and airborne carrier bases at dusk. They synchronize their wrist watches. The soldiers load their supplies on the back of trucks. Trucks with troops drive away.
U.S. President Lyndon Johnson presents Medals of Honor to U.S. Army men at the Pentagon in Virginia, United States for their services in the Vietnam War. U.S. Under Secretary of the Air Force Townsend Hoopes reads a citation at a microphones in the inner court of the Pentagon. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Earle Wheeler and U.S. Secretary of Defense Clark Clifford stand in the background. President Johnson places the Medal of Honor around the neck of U.S. Air Force Captain Gerald O. Young. The President talks and poses for pictures with four men who won the Medal of Honor including U.S. Army Specialist 5 Charles Hagemeister, U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Richard Pittman, U.S. Navy Boatswain's Mate First Class James Williams and U.S. Air Force Captain Gerald Young. President Johnson and Secretary Clifford walk through the crowd and greet the families of men who won the Medal of Honor.
U.S. President-Elect Jimmy Carter at the Pentagon in Virginia, United States. An official speaks at a desk. A board displays Room Status. Chief of Staff of U.S. Air Force General George Brown leaves a room followed by U.S. President-Elect Jimmy Carter and others. Jimmy Carter, U.S. Vice President Elect Walter Mondale, U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Chief of Staff of U.S. Air Force George Brown, Chief of Staff of U.S. Army Bernard W. Rogers, U.S. Navy Admiral James Holloway, U.S. Air Force General David Jones and United States Marine Corps General Louis Wilson seated at a conference table.
U.S. General Hunter Liggett reviews the U.S. 2nd Division forces in Dolcourt, France during World War I. U.S. Second Division troops stand in a squad. The troops hold a United States flag and a U.S. Marines flag. The soldiers stand at attention. A military band plays different instruments. General Liggett reviews the division. The General and a U.S. officer salute. The military band in the background. The troops march with guns on their shoulders. A U.S. officer stands and looks. General Hunter, U.S. Gen. Hanson Edward Ely and a French officer decorate Second Division troops in Chateau-Thierry. A medal is pinned up on the uniform of a U.S. soldier. Horse carts behind the troops.
U.S. President Lyndon Johnson presents Medals of Honor to a U.S. Navy sailor and a U.S. Marine at the Pentagon in Virginia, United States for their service in the Vietnam War. U.S. Secretary of Navy Paul Ignatius reads a citation from a podium in the inner court of the Pentagon during a Hall of Heroes ceremony. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Earle Wheeler stands in the background. President Johnson places the Medal of Honor around the neck of U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Richard Pittman. Secretary Ignatius reads a citation. U.S. Secretary of Defense Clark Clifford and General Wheeler stand in the background. President Johnson places the Medal of Honor around the neck of U.S. Navy Boatswain's Mate First Class James Williams.
U.S. General Curtis LeMay in Vietnam during Vietnam War. Boeing VC-135A taxis on field. U.S. General Curtis LeMay emerges from Boeing VC-135A and being greeted by U.S. General Paul Harkins and U.S. Brigadier General Rollen Anthis. U.S. officers walk accompanied by South Vietnamese officers. U.S. officers leave in car.
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