Soldiers of the 1st ABG, 187th Infantry Regiment 82nd ABN in battle drills during the Cold War. U.S. Army soldiers leave foxhole and run to XM-28 Davy Crockett gun to prepare it for firing. They return to foxhole. Davy Crockett gun is fired, delivering a conventional munition. Explosion is seen in the distance. (The M-28 is a tactical nuclear recoilless smoothbore gun for firing the M388 nuclear projectile). Jeep towing Little John Missile.
Jets drop napalm on target area. Two M-56 SP 90mm guns, camouflaged with tree branches and soldiers move out. UH-1B helicopters fly low over field.
Colonel Leclerc, his Aide-de-camp, Captain De Guillebon, Captain Quilichini and Blochet, the general staff of Colonel in discussion. General Leclerc arrives at conference room for discussion. General Leclerc sits and discusses plans over map with Major Blochet and Captain De Guillebon. General Leclerc and other officials walk out of the Government house where conference held.
Ambulance at airfield. Plane taxis in the background. Wounded carried out from plane on stretcher. French army officials around plane. Major Dio carried out from plane. Wounded on stretcher loaded into ambulance.
A film on training of U.S. paratroopers. A paratrooper in a jumping uniform in the United States. He is equipped with two parachutes. A parachute being placed on a table. Men standing nearby and working on the parachute. They pack the parachute. The parachute is folded step by step and is placed inside a pack.
In Fort Worth, Texas, famous ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and his doll Charlie McCarthy are interviewed during a parade in their honor, that started at the T&P Terminal following their performance at Casa Manana. Here they are seen stopped along the parade route to talk to Amon Carter from radio station WBAP, the first radio station in Fort Worth. Amon Carter presented Charlie McCarthy with a Shady Oaks hat, his custom with all notable persons who visited Fort Worth. A crowd of spectators stands near them and watches during the radio interview. Scene moves indoors to a Texas Rangers ceremony in Dallas, with McCarthy and Bergen entertaining as Texas Rangers stand behind them and watch.