Lieutenant Colonel John C. Hughes Commander of United States 52nd Aviation in Vietnam. Lieutenant Colonel Hughes goes over a map during a debriefing in front of a United States Army UH-1B aircraft. Lieutenant Colonel points at a map as a soldier listens. Lieutenant Colonel Hughes eats beans from a ration can. (Vietnam War period).
A joint amphibious training of the United States Army and the Navy at Woolacombe Beach in Devon, England during World War II. A view of the harbor as the sun sets behind the clouds. Troops disembark from a landing craft and wade through water to reach the beach. Explosions occur in the foreground. Smoke rises due to the explosions. Soldiers lying down on the beach to escape the explosions. SHS ( Kingdom of Yugoslavia) troops approach barbed wires. A United States Army jeep at the beach as the soldiers try to climb up a slope. The soldiers carry a machine gun on a tripod.
United States troops enter Milan, Italy after German surrender of the city during World War II. A large crowd gathered in a street as people cheer to welcome United States troops. Vehicles loaded with Italian partisans move past the cheering crowd. The partisans seated on the bonnets of the cars. Civilians wave at the Piazza del Duomo in Milan city center. Milan Cathedral (Duomo di Milano, P.za del Duomo, 20122 Milano MI, Italy) in the background.
United States ships off the shore of Okinawa, Japan during World War II. Low lying hills on the beach of Okinawa. Wrecked ships at the coast as men work on them. United States Naval fleet in the background. A white puff of smoke rises from the beach. Tracers being fired in the dark at night.
Aftermath of Japanese attack on United States Aircraft Carrier, Franklin (CV-13) underway in the Pacific Ocean during World War 2. A wounded sailor lying on the deck as he talks to another man after the Japanese attack on the USS Franklin. United States sailors on the deck of the ship as they salute. They attend a burial at sea. The sailors in white uniforms carry a casket wrapped in the American flag. The sailors with their heads lowered. An honor guard fires three volleys. Officers salute on the deck.
Japanese attack on United States battleship Franklin (CV-13) underway in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. A United States destroyer ship underway in the Pacific Ocean. Fire burns furiously on the hangar deck of the USS Franklin after the Japanese attack. Fire fighters spray water to extinguish the fire. Smoke billows up as a result of the fire. The firefighters spray water with hoses to extinguish the fire.
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