Steel used for ship building and war materiel manufacture in the United States during World War 2. Shipbuilding at a dock. Sign says “U.S. Naval Advance Base Depot”. A steam locomotive pulls a 16 inch naval gun from a war production factory. Men move newly made Navy torpedo via overhead conveyor. Men building torpedoes in a factory. A huge engine is being lifted by an overhead crane. War production workers on factory floor building items for U.S. Navy. A United States Naval officer speaks with a factory executive. Narrator mentions importance of scrap metal for use in ship building. The launching of the Iowa-class battleship, USS Wisconsin (BB-64), in the Philadelphia Navy Yard on December 7, 1943. Assisted by Rear Admiral Melo F. Draemel, Mrs. Margaret Roche-Goodland, wife of Wisconsin Governor Walter S. Goodland, successfully breaks a bottle of champagne over the ship's bow. The USS Wisconsin starts down the dry dock during launch.
United States troops capture a 20.3 cm Kanone (E) (Eisenbahnlafette-railroad mount) German railway gun in the Cherbourg peninsula during World War 2. United States soldiers inspect the railway gun. Soldiers walking near boulders. A soldier pointing at debris near railway gun. Soldiers inspect the gun's circular rail track beside some scattered equipment and debris. Soldiers climb up the base of the captured German railway gun.
German troops lead away captured U.S. soldier prisoners of war (POW) in Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge in World War 2. German Wehrmacht troops walk on a damaged street. Captured U.S. soldiers marching under German guard. A German soldier writes “Aus der Traum” (“From the dream” in English) on the base of an artillery gun. More camouflaged Wehrmacht trucks driving through muddy roads. German troops ride a vehicle pulling an artillery. Wehrmacht soldiers on top of a half-track. Snow falling and covering Panzer tanks. A Panzergrenadier infantry holding a Panzerfaust over his shoulder. A German Panzer IV tank moving. Snow covers forest.
NASA astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin demonstrate activities during an Apollo 11 rehearsal. An astronaut approaches the Lunar Module as another stands in front of it. A scientist fixes the lunar module. One astronaut demonstrates the use of a camera during the Apollo mission while another working in front of the Apollo Lunar Module “Eagle” (LM-5). Astronaut touches the gold leaf thermal blanket used to cover the bottom of the module. Astronaut fixes wiring of the module while holding the camera. The flag of the United States and the logo of NASA are seen on his backpack (Primary Life Support Subsystem). The Primary Life Support Subsystem has a tag “CDR” (Commander). Another astronaut supports the base of a tripod as the astronaut attaches a device. Two astronauts working together. One astronaut holds the tripod with device attached to it. Astronaut (likely Neil Armstrong) plants a green vertical flag on the ground.
Washington DC from Arlington County. Several Washington DC landmarks such as the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, and the U.S. Capitol building are seen. Cars driving on the Arlington Memorial Bridge to Washington DC. View of the Pentagon (Washington, DC 22202, United States) and the Potomac River. The Washington Monument obelisk (2 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20024, United States) with clear blue skies. United States flags in flagpoles wave at the base of the Washington Monument.
Aerial view of the United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (known as GTMO or Gitmo) in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Oil storage tanks on the port of Guantanamo Bay. A ship is docked on port. Aerial view of desert and jungle roads within Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. The Sierra Maestra mountains are seen on the background. A red and white building with electric posts stands on top of a hill.
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