The commissioning ceremony of United States Ship America at Norfolk Naval Yard in Portsmouth, Virginia. Governor Harrison of Virginian addresses the officers and guests at the hanger bay. Sailors stand in files alongside the hanger bay. Interior of the hanger bay, bunting hangs from overhead, many people seated during the ceremony. Flower spray on a table. A cake built in shape of the ship USS America.
Former United States President Harry S. Truman on his 80th birthday greeted at various ceremonies, Washington DC. Crowd of girls at National Press Club raise a banner wishing him happy birthday. A girl presents him with a gift. Truman at a ceremony cuts his birthday cake.
FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) Chief J. Edgar Hoover observes his 40th Anniversary as the Chief Law Enforcement Officer in United States. Staff members present him with a bronze bust of himself, at the FBI Headquarters in Washington DC. The 70 year old continues to hold his seat on request of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson.
A United States Marine Officer plays golf at a golf course in Vietnam. He plays various shots at the course and picks ball from the hole. A Vietnamese girl acts as a caddy. The girl wearing a Vietnamese hat holds the accessories. The officer walks with other golfers. (Vietnam War period).
The Fire Support base of the United States Army in Normandy 1, southeast of Lai Khe, South Vietnam. Tents and bunkers covered by the sandbags at the camp. A soldier walks out of a bunker with some strategic documents. 81 mm mortar launcher at the sandbagged emplacement. Soldiers fire 105 mm Howitzer. Soldiers stand around the shells of the Howitzer. 'Bad Breath' written on barrel of the Howitzer. A soldier baths in outdoor underneath a makeshift shower. (Vietnam War period).
Goliath tracked mine, known as a Beetle Tank by the Allies (or a German Robot tank), is started and examined by United States soldiers soon after end of World War II in Europe. A soldier starts a Goliath tracked mine. Several Goliath tracked mines in a field. The soldiers make them run on a field and crash with each other. A soldier opens its front and shows control systems and mechanism of the tank. A soldier rides on top of a Goliath tracked mine.
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