NARRATOR TELLS OF OPERATION 'SAGEBRUSH'. MANEUVERS
TO CONTAIN AN 'INVASION' OF LOUISIANA BY AN
'AGRESSOR' NATION.HE ALSO TELLS ABOUT THE U.S.
FORCES STATIONED IN FRANCE AND ABOUT THE 'NEW'
RESERVE SYSTEM IN AMERICA.

AERIAL- LONG COLUMN OF JEEPS KICK UP DUST ON A
LOUISIANA DIRT ROAD.

MS- THE OFFICERS SIT IN AN OUTDOOR CLASSROOM AND
LISTEN TO AN INSTRUCTOR.

MS- MANEUVER DIRECTOR AIR FORCE GENERAL O.P. WHALEN
ARRIVES BY PLANE AND IS MET BY OTHER GENERALS.

MS- AN ARMY BAND COMPLETE WITH TUBAS MARCHES DOWN
THE STREET OF MANNING, LA., FOLLOWED BY TANKS AND
WATCHED BY THE TOWNS PEOPLE. MS- LITTLE KIDS WAVE

MS- TOWNSFOLK WATCH A GI DEMONSTRATE THE
DISMANTLING OF A AUTOMATIC WEAPON WHILE OTHERS
EXAMINE A HELICOPTER.

MS- SECRETARY OF THE ARMY WILBUR M. BRUCKER
ARRIVES BY SMALL PLANE FOR TOUR OF THE OPERATION

MS- AN OFFICER INTERPRETS THE PHOTOS AND MARKS
SOME OF THE LOCATIONS ON A WALL MAP.

LS- A JEEP IS ATTACHED TO A HOVERING HELICOPTER
BY CABLES AND AIRLIFTED TO THE WAR ZONE.

MONTAGE- THE PILOTS HAND AND THE CONTROL PANEL OF
THE HELICOPTER IS VISIBLE ALONG WITH THE AERIAL
VIEW OF THE COUNTRY BELOW AS SEEN BY THE PILOT.

LS- 'ENEMY PARATROOPS BAIL OUT OVER THE LOUISIANA
FARM FIELDS. MS- HEAVY EQUIPMENT SLIDE OUT THE
REAR OF CARGO PLANES AND GENTLY DRIFT DOWN IN
CHUTE CLUSTERS.

'ENEMY' SOLDIERS IN DISTINCTIVE UNIFORMS POUND
THE U.S. POSITIONS WITH ARTILLERY.

LS- A MOCK ATOMIC BLAST AMID TROOP MOVEMENTS.

MS- AN 'ENEMY SOLDIER SITS ON GROUND WITH A CARD
MARKED 'DEAD' IN HIS CAP.ANOTHER IS MARKED WOUNDED

MS- AN ARMY CHAPLAIN HEARS THE CONFESSION OF A GI
NEXT TO AN ALTAR SET UP ON THE HOOD OF A JEEP.

MS- 5 GIS LOAD AND FIRE THEIR RIFLES IN RAPID
ORDER AS THEY 'FIGHT' IN THE STREET OF TOWN

"SOLDIER IN FRANCE"
"OBSOLETE" FILM. HOW THE "SOLDIER IN FRANCE" ACTS
AS A BACKSTOP FOR THE ARMY UNITS STATIONED IN THE
BALANCE OF EUROPE. VISITS ORLEANS ON JOAN OF ARC
DAY & TOURS PARIS, BANK TO BANK.

MS- FRENCH FLAG AND U.S FLAG FLY TOGETHER AT A
SMALL MILITARY INSTALLATION IN FRANCE OCCUPIED BY
FRENCH AND AMERICAN SOLDIERS.

LS- ALLIED TROOPS CHARGE ACROSS A BATTLEFIELD IN
FRANCE DURING WWI. MONTAGE- GERMAN TROOPS FIRE
THEIR CANNONS AND MACHINE GUNS

MONTAGE- PAN OF THE DEVASTATED BUILDINGS IN A
FRENCH CITY.

MS- A FRENCH FAMILY DRINK WINE, EAT AND CHAT
AT THEIR DINNER TABLE. A FRENCHMAN WITH A
TABLECLOTH AS A BIB TAKES A SIP OF WINE.

MS- GIS SIT AT TABLES WITH GIRL FRIENDS AND WATCH
THE DANCERS PERFORM.

A FRENCH IRON WORKER ADEPTLY HANDLES A RED HOT
ROD AND PLACES IT ON A CONVEYOR. MS- HE SKILLFULLY
TWIRLS A LONG WHITE HOT METAL ROD

LS- FRENCH OUTDOOR PRODUCE MARKET. MS- FRENCHMEN
SIT AND CHAT AT OUTDOOR CAFE. MS- A PARADE OF
FRENCH SAILORS, WITH HEADS HELD HIGH, MARCH BY.

MONTAGE- COMMUNICATION ZONES (COM-Z) WITH THEIR
HEADQUARTERS IN VERDUN ARE THE AREAS WHERE THE
U.S. TROOPS IN FRANCE ARE STATIONED.

LS- LARGE RECTANGULAR STACKS OF STORES COVERED
WITH CANVAS FILL AN OUTDOOR STORAGE DEPOT.

MS- AS A CIVILIAN WORKER SCRAPES THE RUST OFF A
TIN CAN ANOTHER SPRAY PAINTS THE CANS.

LS- STACKS OF 5 GALLON GASOLINE CANS AS FAR AS
THE EYE CAN SEE (PAN) AT A COM-Z DEPOT.

MONTAGE- FRENCH WORKERS POUR HOT TAR ONTO A GAS
PIPE LINE WHICH EXTENDS THROUGH THE FRENCH
COUNTRYSIDE, THEN WRAP IT WITH A CLOTH AND TAR IT
AGAIN. A WORKER PAINTS THE STRAPS THAT HOLD THE
PIPELINE IN PLACE.

MS- MILITARY OFFICERS FROM THE NATO NATIONS SIT
AT AN OUTDOOR BRIEFING IN THE NEW OFF-SHORE
DISCHARGE EXERCISES (NODEX). WHICH IS THE
SUPPLYING OF A MILITARY FORCE WITHOUT THE USE OF
HARBOR FACILITIES

MS- NEW TYPES OF FORKLIFTS GENTLY LIFT CRATES OF
EXPLOSIVES AND STACK THEM.

MS- GIS LINE UP WITH THEIR TRAYS, CAFETERIA STYLE,
AND EAT AT TABLES IN A COMFORTABLE MESS HALL.

LS- A SCHOOL TEACHER LEADS KIDS OF GIS OUT OF A
SCHOOL TO ARMY AMBULANCES WHICH ARE USED IN PLACE
OF BUSES BECAUSE THEY FIT BETTER ON TIGHT ROADS.

MS- GIS PRACTICE FOR A SOFTBALL GAME.

MS- GIS SIT AT A SIDEWALK CAFE WITH WIVES OR
GIRL FRIENDS.

MS- CASTLE IN VERDUN, BUILT IN 1370, WHICH THE
AMERICAN CORP OF ENGINEERS MODELED IT'S FAMOUS
INSIGNIA.

LS- A GIRL IN ARMOUR RIDES A HORSE IN THE SQUARE
ON JOAN OF ARC DAY A KIND OF MARDI GRAS IN ORLEAN

MS- GIS BUMP THEIR ELECTRIC CARS INTO FRENCH KIDS
IN THEIR CARS AT THE CARVIVAL.

MS- A GI PERUSES A OUTDOOR BULLETIN BOARD WITH
DRAWINGS BY LOCAL ARTISTS.

MS- A GI READS A TOUR GUIDE WITH ARC DE TRIOMPHE
IN BACKGROUND.

MS- 2 SMALL FRENCH KIDS WALK CAREFULLY ACROSS A
MODEL OF A PONTOON BRIDGE OUTSIDE COM-Z
HEADQUARTERS.

NARRATOR TELLS OF THE ARMY'S NEW RESERVE PROGRAM
WHICH ALLOWS THE INDIVIDUAL TO SERVE HIS MILITARY
OBLIGATION WITH AS LITTLE DISRUPTION TO HIS
PERSONAL AMBITION AS POSSIBLE.

MONTAGE- CROWDS OF COLLEGE STUDENTS GOING TO AND
FROM THEIR CLASSES ON CAMPUS GROUNDS.

NARRATOR TELLS OF THE KAPAUN RETREAT HOUSE IN
JAPAN - A RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE FOR THE GIS.

MS- A GI IN CIVILIAN CLOTHES SITS ON A TREE STUMP
IN A QUIET WOODED AREA AND READS A PRAYER BOOK.
AT A KAPAUN RETREAT. NAMED AFTER CHAPLAIN
(CAPTAIN) EMIL KAPAUN WHO DIED AS A POW IN KOREA

MS- A JAPANESE RAILROAD STATION GUARD SALUTES AS
A TRAIN ROLLS INTO THE OISO STATION.

LS- THE TOWN STREET OF OISO ARE DEVOID OF AUTO
TRAFFIC. VILLAGERS USE BICYCLES FOR TRANSPORTATION

MS- THE TAXI PULLS UP TO THE SMALL OISO HOTEL
WHICH IS RUN BY U.S. ARMY. THE GIS SIGN IN AT
DESK.

MS- CATHOLIC MEMBERS ENTER A CHAPEL, STICK THEIR
FINGER IN HOLY WATER AND BLESS THEMSELVES, PRIOR
TO HEARING MASS. THE PRIEST KNEELS BEFORE THE
ALTAR AND CELEBRATES THE MASS

MS- THE PROTESTANT SERVICE OF HOLY COMMUNION IS
ALSO SEEN WITH GIS DRINKING THE WINE.

MS- A RABBI CHAPLAIN HOLDS UP AND EXPLAINS THE
RAM'S HORN AND THE MENORA TO A GROUP OF JEWISH
GIS ON RETREAT.

MS- A CHAPLAIN PASSES OUT HYMN BOOKS TO A GROUP
OF WACS IN A WOODED RETREAT AREA AND SING HYMNS
ALONG WITH THE CHAPLAIN.

MS- 2 GIS PLAY A GAME OF BADMINTON AS ANOTHER
GROUP PLAY A GAME OF TOUCH FOOTBALL.

MS- A GI SITS BY THE SHORE AND SHETCHES THE
SCENERY WITH HIS DRAWING PENCIL. MS- A BLACK GI
PRACTICES ON THE ORGAN.