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The U.S. Navy submarine, Redfin, at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, in May, 1951, being converted into a radar picket boat.

View from above of the U.S. Navy Gato class submarine Redfin, at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, where it is being converted to a radar picket boat. Workers stand above the hull, which has been cut in half. Next, the two halves of the hull are seen being moved apart to facilitate addition of a 34 foot extension in the hull between the control room and the forward batteries. View of derricks and cranes around the Redfin and of Workers standing atop the boat's hull. Camera pans to closeup of one half of the boat as it is being winched away from the other, along a steel rail. View from below the bow. View from floor showing the two halves of the hull separated. Workers sketch diagram in chalk on floor of drydock. Scaffolding shown in place around the opening between the hull halves. Worker cutting steel plate with acetylene torch. A steel plate affixed to the hull, showing the name, USS Redfin (SSR-272) and the schedule for the project. The only item completed is the start date of May 1st. Workers engaged in fabricating the new section of hull.

Date: 1951, May
Duration: 2 min 15 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675038016
Two U.S. Army Lieutenant Generals pay homage at Greek Tomb of Unknown Soldier, Athens, Greece

Lieutenant General James A Van Fleet and another three-star General place wreath at Tomb of Unknown Soldier (Leof. Vasilisis Amalias 133, Athina 105 57, Greece) in Syntagma Square, Athens, Greece, and salute to pay homage. Greek Army guard wearing traditional Evzones uniform is seen at his post. After placing the wreath, the Generals accompanied by a Greek official and Greek military officer, greet U.S. military officers stationed in Athens. They review a Greek military honor guard before boarding a United States Air Force C-54 aircraft to depart.

Date: 1948
Duration: 1 min 14 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675038021
Egyptian farmers draw water using an ancient irrigation system and manufacture bricks of mud and straw

A farmer tills his land with a plough driven by cattle in Egypt. Farmer pulls up water using an ancient irrigation system. A man mixes water, mud and straw to make bricks and dries them in the sun. Narrator describes similar work performed by the Israelites in the past.

Date: 1945
Duration: 1 min 29 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675038043
North Vietnamese soldiers fire at enemy positions during Vietnam war; captured U.S. pilot

North Vietnamese propaganda film shows Vietcong soldiers look through binoculars at enemy planes flying over head in Vietnam. A Vietcong soldier speaks over a radio. Vietcong soldiers fire shells at enemy positions from a gun. They also fire while under cover in ditches. Girls or female fighters are also seen with rifles. Planes fly overhead and explosions occur. View of wreckage of an American aircraft burning on the ground. Vietcong soldiers fire at planes. Vietcong soldiers hold and guard an American military pilot as a prisoner of war. The U.S. pilot is seen speaking to an interrogator who takes notes and records the conversation.

Date: 1966
Duration: 3 min 44 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Vietnamese
Clip: 65675038094
Film shows changing nature of armed forces from ancient times to present, emphasizing broader nature of 20th Century U.S. Army missions

Film opens showing illustrations of various warriors and soldiers in their miliary garb, from mideaval times, through the Nepoleonic wars, American Revolution, Civil war, American Indian Wars. The illustrations also show Army cadets, Medical officers administering inoculation injections to soldiers. Scenes shift to 20th Century showing American Uh1 (Huey) and CH-47 helicopters and U.S. troops during the Vietnam War. View from a helicopter directing fire from its side door at enemy troops. American soldeirs and jeeps in the Middle East. American Army ski troops moving across snowy terrain in Alaska. American troops assisting people with water supply and building activities in South and Central America. An American Army Captain working with a Republic of Vietnam officer counterpart. Other Amrican soldiers interacting with Asian allies.

Date: 1968
Duration: 2 min 2 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675038107
Canadian and U.S. Army troops disembark from landing crafts and move ashore in France during D-Day Invasion

View from Canadian landing craft as Canadian troops of the North Shore Regiment (3rd Canadian Division) land at the Nan sector of Juno beach on D-Day. View on the beach shortly after the landing. Scene shifts to American troops disembarking from a landing craft LST elsewhere at Normandy on D-Day. U.S. Soldiers move ashore in a long line through the water to reach the shore as an explosion occurs in the background. (World War II period).

Date: 1944, June 6
Duration: 1 min 58 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675038169