President John F. Kennedy welcomes Mohammed Zahir Shah in Washington D.C., United States. View of White House during official reception. A helicopter lands on White House grounds. Mohammed Zahir Shah, king (Shah) of Afghanistan gets off the helicopter and is greeted by U.S. President, John F. Kennedy. Troops stand at attention. President Kennedy speaks at dais during 15 minute ceremony. President Kennedy, Mohammed Zahir Shah, U.S. Senator Barry Morris Goldwater and other officials stand outside the White House. President Kennedy awards General Emmett O'Donnell, Jr. the Distinguished Service Medal for long and distinguished service to his country after his retirement from the Air Force. General O'Donnell speaks.
U.S. Air Force Douglas LC-47Hs Skytrain land and take off in Antarctica. A large sign reading "Welcome to Three Palms, Antarctica; Population 21; Elevation 21'", a drawing of three palm trees in a cluster, the trunks in orange and the leaves in green, the letters, "NCEL MCBS". On ice covered land, equipment seen far in the background. USAF LC-47H approaches far in the background, for landing on skis. The aircraft touches down and taxis. Men are scattered about on ice. The aircraft slows down at far end of the runway. LH-34B in flight overhead. The LC-47H comes to a stop.
Normal life of civilians resume after German surrender in some parts of France during World War II. Aerial view of flak in sky. Close-up view of two U.S. Army Air Force B-25 Mitchell bomber aircraft in flight. (Narrator incorrectly states they are British Lancaster bomber aircraft.) View from bomb bay doors of bombs away shot as the B-25 bomber aircraft drop bombs on U-boat pens at Brest. Explosions and smoke rise. The aircraft drop bombs over ground installation over enemy area. Canadian soldier scenes: Troops advance through a burning coastal town in France. Buildings collapsing and gunfire in streets. Smoke rising. Ruins of destroyed French town are seen. Allied Army tanks advance and fire artillery. German prisoners of war from Wehrmacht 7th and 15th armies being marched under watch by Canadian forces. Among the German prisoners is a 13 year old Russian boy who was forced to work by the Nazis. German prisoners in a soup line and seen drinking from mugs. Some appear to be very young boy soldiers. U.S. Army soldiers in Le Mans: American soldiers are welcomed by civilians of France. Happy French civilians waving to U.S. forces including a happy young woman who runs forward and pats a U.S. Army tank with her hand. Men and women collaborationists who assisted the Germans are rounded up by French and marched away. U.S. Army soldiers seated at stools in a French bar drink as the bar maid pours more into their glasses. French civilians line up at shops and groceries to buy food and goods in Le Mans. Pictures of General De Gaulle for sale. American women in U.S. Army uniforms (possibly nurses or Womens Army Corps WAC members) look in shop windows at French fashions. Voting cards: U.S. Army troops read pamphlets that read "requirement of soldiers to vote" and "Soldiers Voting". The U.S. Army GI's receive and mail postcards to their homes requesting absentee voting ballots for the upcoming November 1944 election. The soldiers line up to secure their application cards for absentee ballots.
Aviation cadets do sit-ups at AAF Training Command School in Yale Bowl, New Haven, Connecticut. Army Air Force cadets at AAF Training Command School at Yale, take part in mass calisthenics in Yale Bowl. Sergeant Beranek demonstrates sit-ups. He demonstrates his techniques in setting his world record of 6034 sit-ups in 6 hours. Cadets do sit-ups.
Sharpshooter Annie Oakley, performer with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, displays her skills with a Marlin lever action rifle, by rapid fire shooting of glass balls on a board and coins tossed into the air. She is assisted in her demonstration by husband, Frank Butler. Filmed at the Edison Studio in West Orange, New Jersey, United States
'1969 SAC Missile Combat Competition' of USAF Strategic Air Command units in the United States. Seal of '1969 SAC Missile Combat Competition'. An SAC officer speaks on the dais. SAC units disembark an aircraft. A sign reads : 'Welcome, 1969 SAC Missile Combat Competition'. The SAC units enters a building. The personnel receive well wishes. The SAC personnel work on various equipment during the competition. An announcer makes an announcement during the award ceremony. General Bruce K. Holloway, Commander-in-Chief of the SAC speaks. General Holloway congratulates each SAC personnel. The SAC personnel applaud. The award is given for the best maintenance wing and the best minute man wing
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