European hostages, rescued from Stanleyville, arriving at Leopoldville airport in the Congo, during insurrection there in 1964. Rescued persons deplane from U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft by way of its rear cargo door and ramps. Sick and wounded are met by medical personnel who place them in ambulances. Next, text from 3rd Geneva Convention, of 1949, is displayed. Scene shifts to U.S. military advisers in Vietnam helping train Republic of Vietnam soldiers (ARVN) in proper treatment of prisoners; methods of taking prisoners with minimum of force; interrogation methods; and medical treatment of wounded prisoners. (Vietnam War period).
The U.S. 3rd Marine Division reenacts the battle of Iwo Jima in the Pacific, ten years later. An aircraft in flight. Ships move towards the island of Iwo Jima. The U.S. 3rd Marine Division disembark from a landing craft and advance in land. Soldiers climb Mount Suribachi. Soldiers stand in front of the American flag.
President of the United States John F Kennedy's tour to Redstone arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. U.S. President John Fitzgerald Kennedy and party arrives at an airfield in a jet plane. President Kennedy, Vice President of the United States Lyndon B. Johnson and U.S. Secretary of Army Cyrus Roberts Vance greeted by astronautics engineer Dr. Wernher Von Braun and others. The President and party salute. President Kennedy and party watch test firing of a Saturn rocket booster. The party gets into staff cars.
President of the United States John F Kennedy's tour to Redstone arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. Soldiers of Allied nations holding flags of their countries. An aircraft taxis. Honor guard stand at attention. U.S. Army band plays. President Kennedy and party including Vice President of the United States Lyndon B. Johnson and U.S. Secretary of Army Cyrus Roberts Vance arrive in staff car. The party being taken on tour to hangar by astronautics engineer Dr. Wernher Von Braun. The hangar houses the Saturn rocket which Kennedy and the tour group examines. The party talks in the rocket hangar.
Film showing students at the University of California, Berkeley, principally in 1980. It also shows glimpses of Vietnam war era background events. Opening shows students on a college campus. Two of them sit and converse. Scene shifts to National Guard troops and police near the University of California campus, in May, 1969, when Governor Ronald Reagan declared a state of emergency and sent 2,200 National Guard troops into Berkeley, California. Next, students are seen handing out voting information from booths on the Berkeley campus during the 1980 U.S. Presidential elections. Students massed on campus and some having lively conversations with others. The entrance gates to the campus are seen in the background. Students moving about on the campus and some seated at outdoor tables having snacks and conversing. A student being interviewed who speaks about employment. Complete shift of scene to American soldiers jumping from a UH-1 Huey helicopter in Vietnam. President Richard Nixon waving enthusiastically in front of the Presidential helicopter. President Lyndon Johnson glad-handing spectators as he walks along the streets of a city. Glimpse of American hostages being taken from the embassy in Tehran, Iran, November 4, 1979 during Iran hostage crisis. U.S soldiers firing a howitzer field piece in Vietnam. Returning American hostages leaving an U.S.Air Force transport plane. A woman student being interviewed at Berkeley campus about the 1980 Presidential race between Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan. Students seated on a long bench in a room where a picture of motion picture star, John Wayne, is displayed on a wall. A male student says Ronald Reagan has brought a new spirit into everybody in America. A Berkeley political science professor comments on the new voters. Students speaking positively about President Reagan. More views of students and voting information on campus. (Note: film is silent except for occasional interviews.)
U.S. Military Police check point in Haversin, Belgium. Military Police of the 83rd Infantry Division, Fifth United States Army at entrance to small village. Military Policemen check identification of U.S. soldiers and vehicle drivers. Belgium civilian presents identification papers to the Military Policemen. (World War II period).
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