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"A DEBT IS HONORED"
THE STORY OF THE CLOSE RELATIONSHIP THAT EXISTS BETWEEN THE 111TH INFANTRY OF PENNSYLVANIA AND GREAT BRITAIN'S 'BLACK WATCH' REGIMENT. |
00:02:08 3.9 |
LS- PAN FROM TOP TO BOTTOM OF INDEPENDENCE HALL,
PHILADELPHIA. |
00:02:26 21.9 |
MS- A SPECIAL COMPANY OF THE 111TH INFANTRY
REGIMENT, THE 'FRANKLIN FOOT GUARD' MARCHES IN FRONT OF INDEPENDENCE HALL, AND PERFORMS A RITUALISTIC MANUAL OF ARMS AS 2 MEN IN COLONIAL DRESS WATCH. |
00:02:48 43.9 |
CU- THE FRANKLIN GUARD, FOUNDED BY BENJAMIN
FRANKLIN, HOLD A FLAG ALSO FOUNDED BY FRANKLIN |
00:03:57 112.9 |
MS- IN A REENACTMENT A MAN IN COSTUME OF COLONIAL
OFFICER STANDS AT DOOR OF INDEPENDENCE HALL AND READS THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, AS DONE BY COLONEL JOHN NIXON ON JULY 8, 1776 |
00:04:44 159.9 |
MS- NARRATOR SERGEANT STUART QUEEN HOLDS UP THE
FLAG OF THE 'FRANKLIN FOOT GUARD' & THE 111TH INFANTRY REGIMENT HANGING IN HIS OFFICE. |
00:05:09 184.9 |
NARRATOR TELLS OF UNIT CALLED THE 'ASSOCIATERS'
ALSO FOUNDED BY BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AND NOW THE 111TH INFANTRY DIVISION WHICH WERE RESCUED BY THE 'BLACK WATCH' ROYAL HIGHLANDERS REGIMENT IN 1763. |
00:05:41 216.9 |
CU- A LARGE REPLICA OF THE 111TH INSIGNIA CALLED
THE 'BENNY' AND THE REGIMENTAL INSIGNIA OF THE 'BLACK WATCH' |
00:07:43 338.9 |
MS- NARRATOR QUEEN HOLDS A CEREMONIAL SWORD AND A
LETTER FROM THE QUEEN ACCEPTING AN INVITATION FOR THE 'BLACK WATCH' TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL CEREMONIAL MASS IN HONOR OF THE BLACK WATCH REGIMENT. |
00:08:25 380.9 |
MS- CANADIAN 'BLACK WATCH' SOLDIERS IN KILTS AND
BERETS, ARRIVE BY PLANE AT PHILADELPHIA AIRPORT AND GREETED BY SQUAD OF THE 'FRANKLIN FOOT GUARD' |
00:08:48 403.9 |
MS- BOTH UNITS LINE UP AND FACE EACH OTHER AS
THEY ARE REVIEWED BY COMMANDERS OF BOTH UNITS |
00:09:22 437.9 |
MEMBERS OF THE 'FRANKLIN' GROUP, COMPARE THEIR
BAYONETS WITH THE CANADIAN SOLDIERS. |
00:09:57 472.9 |
MONTAGE-THE COLORFUL 'BLACK WATCH' PARADES DOWN A
PHILADELPHIA BUSINESS DISTRICT, LED BY THEIR PIPES BAND HEADING STRAIGHT TOWARDS THE CAMERA. |
00:11:03 538.9 |
LS- 4 MEMBERS OF THE 'BLACK WATCH' DO A JIG TYPE
OF SWORD DANCE, WITH THEIR SWORDS LYING ON GROUND AS CROWD AT RAYBURN PLAZA WATCHES AND APPLAUDS |
00:12:04 599.9 |
LS- THE 'BLACK WATCH' SIT AT A BANQUET HALL IN
PHILADELPHIA'S FAMED UNION LEAGUE AS THE 111TH INFANTRY HONORS THEM. |
00:12:32 627.9 |
LS- ALL STAND AS THE 'FOUNDER'S' FLAG OR THE
'FRANKLIN' FLAG IS MARCHED IN AND A TOAST IS PROPOSED TO THE PRESIDENT AND THE QUEEN. |
00:13:38 693.9 |
GENERAL ANTHONY J. DREXEL BIDEL, COMMANDER OF
THE PHILADELPHIA NATIONAL GUARD MAKES SPEECH FOLLOWED BY CANADIAN COLONEL JOHN B. ALLEN |
00:16:06 841.9 |
LS- ALLEN PRESENTS THE CLAYMORE, THE SCOTTISH
CEREMONIAL SWORD TO ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF ARMY, GEORGE H. RODERICK WHO ACCEPTS AND MAKES A SPEECH |
00:18:30 985.9 |
MONTAGE-REENACTED REVOLUTIONARY WAR, WAR OF 1812,
AND THE CIVIL WAR BATTLE SCENES DEPICT THE 111TH INFANTRY IN ACTION |
00:19:31 1046.9 |
LS- THOUSANDS OF U.S. TROOPS OF THE 111TH
INFANTRY MARCH INTO MEXICO IN 1916. LS- GENERAL 'BLACK JACK' PERSHING SALUTES FROM REVIEWING STAND AS THEY PASS. |
00:19:58 1073.9 |
LS- 111TH MARCHES DOWN ROAD IN FRANCE DURING WWI
MONTAGE- WWI BATTLE SCENES OF CANNONS FIRING AND DOUGHBOYS IN TRENCHES. |
00:20:48 1123.9 |
MONTAGE- BATTLE SCENES OF WWII WITH GIS HITTING
THE BEACHES AND JUNGLE FIGHTING ON ISLANDS BY 111TH INFANTRY |
00:21:50 1185.9 |
CU- 14 CAMPAIGN STREAMERS REPRESENTING BATTLES OF
THE 111TH REGIMENT IN 5 WARS, HANG WITH ITS FLAG. |
00:22:03 1198.9 |
MS- PAN PEOPLE AT BANQUET STAND AND BOW THEIR
HEADS AS BUGLE IS SOUNDED TO HONOR DEAD |
00:22:38 1233.9 |
MONTAGE-MEMBERS OF THE 'BLACK WATCH' AND THOSE OF
THE 'FRANKLIN FOOT SOLDIERS' DANCE WITH THEIR GIRLFRIENDS AND WIVES AT THE 111TH ARMORY. |
00:23:16 1271.9 |
MS- CANADIANS AND AMERICANS OF THE 2 GROUPS FILE
INTO CHAPEL FOR RELIGIOUS SERVICES. |
00:23:48 1303.9 |
LS- 2 CANADIAN PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL TEAMS PLAY
AT THE PHILADELPHIA STADIUM IN THE 1ST EVER GAME PLAYED SOUTH OF THE BORDER. |
00:24:08 1323.9 |
MONTAGE- DURING HALF-TIME THE 'HAMILTON FOOT
GUARD' PUTS ON A DEMONSTRATION OF PRECISION MARCHING, FOLLOWED BY A TROOP OF ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE |
00:24:46 1361.9 |
AERIAL- THE KILTED 'BLACK WATCH' TROOPS LED BY
THE PIPES BAND IN SCOTTISH KILTS AND BEAR FUR HATS SMARTLY MARCH IN THE STADIUM. |
00:25:43 1418.9 |
CU- A PIPES PLAYER BLOWS ON HIS INSTRUMENT.
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00:26:30 1465.9 |
MS- COMMANDERS OF BOTH GROUPS EXCHANGE GIFTS ON
THE FOOTBALL FIELD. |
00:27:00 1495.9 |
MONTAGE- THE 111TH HOLD REALISTIC MANEUVERS ON
THE HALLOWED FIELDS OF VALLEY FORGE, PENNSYLVANIA. |
00:27:48 1543.9 |
CU- GI AIMS AND FIRES HIS RIFLE.
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00:31:17 1752.9 |
"PENTOMIC 7TH ARMY"
THE MISSION AND READINESS OF THE U.S 7TH ARMY IN GERMANY. |
00:31:22 1757.9 |
MS- HELICOPTER HOVERS CLOSE TO THE GROUND AS GIS
HOOK UP JEEP TO CABLE UNDER THE HELICOPTER, WHICH CARRIES THE JEEP TO ANOTHER LOCATION |
00:32:36 1831.9 |
MS- COMMANDING OFFICER SITS ON GROUND WITH HIS
MEN AND DETAILS A MOCK ATTACK ON NEARBY VILLAGE |
00:34:10 1925.9 |
MONTAGE- SOLDIERS AND TANKS TO THE 'PANTOMIC'
7TH ARMY UNITS MOVE FORWARD IN MOCK ATTACK. MONTAGE- MOCK REALISTIC BATTLE SCENES. |
00:38:49 2204.9 |
A GI USES A GEIGER COUNTER TO SCAN A 'DEAD' GI
COVERED BY A BLANKET |
00:41:00 2335.9 |
MS- A HELICOPTER HOVERS OVERHEAD AS DRUMS OF
GASOLINE ON A FLAT PLATFORM ARE LIFTED BY CABLE AND DELIVERED DIRECTLY WHERE IT IS NEEDED. |
00:41:15 2350.9 |
MS- GI WORKS ON A DISABLED ENGINE OF A 280MM
CANNON TRANSPORTER. A NEW ENGINE IS INSTALLED AND THE HUGE VEHICLE WITH CANNON GOES ON IT'S WAY |
00:42:00 2395.9 |
MS- GIS WORK IN OFFICE ON AUTOMATED MACHINERY. A
SYSTEM CALLED MODERN ARMY SUPPLY SYSTEM (MASS) WHICH SPEEDS SPARE PARTS WHEREVER NEEDED |
00:42:11 2406.9 |
MS- A GI PLACES A STACK OF PUNCH CARDS IN A
MACHINE. LIGHTS ON A CONTROL PANEL BLINK, REELS TURNING ON A COMPUTER. |
00:42:37 2432.9 |
MS- GI TAILORS IN A MOBILE QUARTERMASTER REPAIR
VAN SEWS DAMAGED CANVAS AND OTHER MATERIALS ON SEWING MACHINES. OTHER VANS HAVE SPARE PARTS |
00:43:41 2496.9 |
MS- A SUPPLY SERGEANT PULLS UP TO A QUARTERMASTER
SELF-SERVICE SUPPLY CENTER TAKES A SHOPPING CART AND GOES AISLE TO AISLE PICKING WHAT HE NEEDS OF SHELVES AS IN A SUPERMARKET. |
00:44:30 2545.9 |
MS- THE SERGEANT GOES TO A CHECK OUT COUNTER AND
THE GIRL TOTALS THE BILL. NO MONEY IS PASSED BUT THE GOODS ARE CHARGED TO THE COMPANY BUDGET. |
00:44:57 2572.9 |
MS- THE GIRLS HANDS THE BILL TO THE SERGEANT AND
HE PUTS HIS HAND TO HIS IN GESTURE OF SHOCK |
00:45:10 2585.9 |
MS- A BLACK GI BAKER TAKES PANS OF BREAD OUT OF
THE OVEN AND PLACES THEM ON A CONVEYOR BELT |
00:45:42 2617.9 |
MS- THE BREAD IS REMOVED FROM THE BELT AND PLACED
ON RACKS. CU- GI EATS A SLICE OF BREAD OFF HIS FOOD TRAY. |
00:46:10 2645.9 |
MS- AN ALERT IS SOUNDED AND THE GIS OF THE 7TH
PENTOMIC ARMY LEAVE THEIR FOOD AND RUN OUT OF MESS HALL AND INTO ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIERS. |
00:46:35 2670.9 |
MONTAGE- GIS RUSH OUT OF THEIR BARRACKS CARRYING
THEIR DUFFLE BAGS ON THEIR SHOULDERS. LS- A CARAVAN OF TRUCKS TAKES THE TROOPS TO THEIR MISSILE SITES AS MANEUVERS BEGIN. |
00:52:23 3018.9 |
MS- A GI FIRES A RIFLE WITH A FLARE INTO THE AIR
AS SIGNAL FOR ALL OUT ATTACK ON A MOCK VILLAGE. |
01:00:28 3503.9 |
"ALASKA - THE OUTPOST STATE"
A DEFINITIVE REPORT ON ALASKA'S STRATEGIC VALUE |
01:00:33 3508.9 |
MS- A GROUP OF ALASKAN ESKIMOS SIT AND BEAT ON
DRUMS. CU- FEET OF AN ESKIMO DANCES TO THE BEAT CU- AN ESKIMO WOMAN GIVES OUT YELPS TO THE BEAT |
01:01:43 3578.9 |
LS- HUGE CHUNKS OF ICE FROM AN ICEBERG FALL INTO
THE SEA WITH A ROAR. |
01:02:00 3595.9 |
MONTAGE- (PAN) VAST MOUNTAINS OF ICE AND SNOW OF
ALASKA ALONG WITH IT'S PLUSH RIVERS AND VALLEYS LS- A FIELD OF WHITE FLOWERS. |
01:02:50 3645.9 |
LS- HUNDREDS OF SEALS FROLIC ALONG THE SEASHORE.
|
01:03:12 3667.9 |
LS- A POLAR BEAR RUNS ALONG THE FROZEN TUNDRA.
|
01:03:18 3673.9 |
LS- HUGE FLOCK OF MIGRATING CARIBOU.
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01:03:30 3685.9 |
LS- RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH IS EVIDENCE THAT
ALASKA WAS POPULATED BY RUSSIANS UNTIL 1867. |
01:03:51 3706.9 |
MS- NATIVE ALASKANS ATTEND A RUSSIAN ORTHODOX
MASS, WITH CHOIR SINGING RUSSIAN HYMNS. |
01:04:20 3735.9 |
AERIAL- MOUNTAINOUS, ROCKY AND BARREN AREAS OF
ALASKA KNOWN AS SEWARD'S FOLLY WHEN IT WAS PURCHASED FROM RUSSIA FOR 7 MILLION DOLLARS |
01:04:37 3752.9 |
MS- PHOTO OF A GROUP OF U.S. SOLDIERS POSE IN
FRONT OF THEIR TENT |
01:04:44 3759.9 |
MS- A NATIVE PICKS UP A MINK HE TRAPPED.
CU- A PROSPECTOR PANS FOR GOLD IN THE KLONDIKE. CU- HIS PAN SHOWS BITS OF GOLD WHICH CAUSED THE GOLD RUSH IN THE LATE 1890s. |
01:05:05 3780.9 |
MS- GROUPS OF FARMERS FROM U.S. BUILD LOG CABINS
AND TILL THE SOIL IN THE 1930s. |
01:05:17 3792.9 |
MS- JAPANESE IN LANDING BOATS WITH FLAG FLYING
INVADE THE ALEUTIANS ISLANDS OF KISKA AND ATTU |
01:05:35 3810.9 |
MONTAGE- U.S. WARSHIPS BOMBARD THE ISLANDS AND
SEND IN TROOPS TO RETAKE THEM. MONTAGE- ARTILLERY BOMBARDS THE JAP POSITIONS ON THE FROZEN ISLANDS. |
01:05:50 3825.9 |
MONTAGE- DESTROYED BUILDINGS ON THE ISLANDS
|
01:06:14 3849.9 |
LS- BUSY TRAFFIC IN THE MODERN CITY OF ANCHORAGE.
LS- SUBURBAN HOMES LOOK THE SAME AS IN OTHER U.S. CITIES |
01:06:38 3873.9 |
MONTAGE- FACES ON TOTEM POLES THE DISTINCTIVE
WORK OF ALASKAN INDIANS. AN INDIAN HOLDS UP A PIECE OF HIS HANDIWORK. |
01:07:02 3897.9 |
MS- AN ESKIMO WOMAN SHOWS COLORFUL FUR BOOTS.
CU- YOUNG GIRL STARTS EARLY KNITTING A PIECE. |
01:07:31 3926.9 |
MS- AN OLD ESKIMO WOMAN DANCES TO THE BEAT OF
DRUMS OTHER WOMEN SING TO THE BEAT. LITTLE BOY AND GIRL ESKIMOS DANCE VIGOROUSLY. |
01:08:14 3969.9 |
MS- AN ESKIMO WORKER RIDES A FORKLIFT AS OTHERS
DRIVE HEAVIER EARTH MOVERS. MS- A WHITE MAN AND AN ESKIMO HARD HAT WORKERS LIGHT UP CIGARETTES |
01:08:53 4008.9 |
MS- YOUNG ESKIMOS WORK AT A SCHOOL MACHINE SHOP.
OTHERS LEARN TO USE SAW AND CHISEL ON WOODWORK. |
01:09:21 4036.9 |
LS- CROWDS OF STUDENTS ENTER THEIR HIGH SCHOOL.
MS- STUDENTS ATTENTIVELY LISTEN TO TEACHER KIDS CHAT AND STUDY ON CAMPUS LAWN. |
01:09:50 4065.9 |
LS- AN ESKIMO IS TOSSED HIGH IN ESKIMO BLANKET
TOSSING. |
01:10:00 4075.9 |
LS- JALOPY'S SPEED AROUND A TRACK IN A DEMOLITION
DERBY. LS- YOUNGSTERS SPEED AROUND A TRACK IN SMALL RACE CARS. |
01:10:33 4108.9 |
LS- A DOG SLED TEAM SPEEDS DOWN A WIDE AVENUE IN
ANCHORAGE AS DOG SLEDDING STILL PROVIDES A FAST AND EFFICIENT FORM OF TRANSPORTATION |
01:11:00 4135.9 |
LS- FISHERMEN HAUL IN A NET FULL OF SALMON. THE
SALMON IS PROCESSED THROUGH LARGE MACHINERY. MS- WORKERS CUT UP THE FISH BY HAND AT A WORK BENCH |
01:11:40 4175.9 |
LS- FARMERS OF ALASKA REAP IN THE CROP WITH
MACHINERY. MS- WORKERS PICK AND BOX CABBAGE BY HAND. MS- A HUGE CABBAGE IS HELD UP BY FARMHAND. |
01:12:12 4207.9 |
MS- CRATES OF PRODUCE ARE LOADED ON A TRUCK.
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01:12:26 4221.9 |
MS- A WORKER SCOOPS A SAMPLE OF MUDDY SOIL WITH A
SHOVEL FROM A BUCKET OF MUDDY SOIL BEING SCOOPED OUT OF THE GROUND BY MACHINERY AT A GOLD MINE |
01:12:39 4234.9 |
LS- POWERFUL WATER SPRAY BREAKS DOWN THE SOIL AT
WHICH IS THEN SIFTED DOWN CHUTES. |
01:12:56 4251.9 |
MONTAGE- MEN IN HARD HATS DRILL FOR OIL. THEY
RUN OUT OF THE WAY WHEN THEY MAKE A 'STRIKE' |
01:13:34 4289.9 |
MS- MINERS SIT IN HOPPER CARS ENTERING A COAL
MINE. LS- LONG LINE OF HOPPERS FILLED WITH COAL EXIT A MINE. |
01:13:50 4305.9 |
AERIAL- PAN OF TIMBER FOREST AS SEEN FROM PLANE
FLYING ABOVE TREE TOPS. MS- 2 LUMBERMEN USE A LONG HAND SAW TO CUT DOWN A HUGE PINE TREE. |
01:14:13 4328.9 |
MS- A TRACTOR DRAGS HUGE CUT TIMBERS THROUGH THE
FOREST. |
01:14:24 4339.9 |
LS- A LINEMAN WORKS ATOP A TELEPHONE POLE
|
01:14:57 4372.9 |
AERIAL- A LONE CAR RIDES ON ONE OF ALASKA'S CRUDE
ROADS. |
01:15:03 4378.9 |
LS- A WORKER IS HELD BY A ROPE AS HE SHOVELS AWAY
LARGE CHUNKS OF STONE FROM A CLIFF SIDE. WORKERS BELOW USE SLEDGE HAMMERS TO BREAK THE STONES INTO SMALLER PIECES FOR ROAD BUILDING |
01:15:17 4392.9 |
MS- 2 BULLDOZERS PULL HEAVY DIRT SOFTENING
ROLLERS ALONG A FUTURE ROAD. |
01:15:44 4419.9 |
LS- 2 RUNNING MOOSE AND OTHER SCENERY IS SEEN
FROM ALASKA'S ONLY RAILROAD. |
01:16:00 4435.9 |
LS- SMALL PLANES TAKE OFF AND TAXI AT THE BUSY
AIRPORT. MS- CARS STOP AS A PIPER CUB CROSSES AT A ROAD INTERSECTION. |
01:16:26 4461.9 |
LS- SEAPLANE SKIMS ACROSS A LAKE AS IT TAKES OFF.
MS- A COMMERCIAL DC-3 PROP DRIVEN PLANE READIES FOR TAKE-OFF |
01:16:50 4485.9 |
MS- MAP OF THE TOP OF THE WORLD SHOWS THE U.S.
AND RUSSIA ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE NORTH POLE. MS- MAP SHOWS PROXIMITY OF ALASKA TO RUSSIA |
01:17:35 4530.9 |
MONTAGE- RUSSIAN WORKERS BUILDING AN AIRFIELD
NEAR ALASKA LAY ASPHALT. A STEAM ROLLER SMOOTHS DOWN THE SURFACE. |
01:17:55 4550.9 |
MONTAGE- RUSSIAN SKI TROOPS IN WHITE COVERALLS
TRAIN IN THE ARCTIC SNOW. |
01:18:29 4584.9 |
LS- A U.S. SUBMARINE PATROLLING THE BERING SEA
SURFACES. LS- GI ON GUARD DUTY AT AN OUTPOST OF THE 'DEW LINE' COMMUNICATION NETWORK |
01:18:45 4600.9 |
CU- RADAR SCOPE SHOWS ELECTRONIC BLIP. A GI WORKS
ON A SEE THROUGH PLOTTING BOARD. MS- A GI ANSWERS AN ALERT ON THE PHONE AN SETS OFF AN ALARM |
01:19:28 4643.9 |
LS- PILOTS RUN OUT OF BARRACKS TO THEIR JETS
|
01:20:12 4687.9 |
LS- A BULL DOZER PULLS A LONG LINE OF BOXCARS
ON LARGE SLEDS, CALLED SNOW TRAINS, WHICH ARE LOADED WITH SUPPLIES FOR THE ARMY OUTPOSTS. |
01:20:51 4726.9 |
MS- A GI CHOPS DOWN A SMALL TREE WITH HIS AXE.
OTHER GIS USES THE TREES TO BUILD A SHELTER |
01:21:31 4766.9 |
MONTAGE- GIS TEST THEIR RIFLES AND MACHINE GUNS
IN THE SNOWY WILDERNESS. |
01:22:09 4804.9 |
MS- AN ALASKAN ESKIMO SCOUT COMPANY PRACTICES
RIFLE DRILLS. LS- THE ESKIMOS PUT ON WHITE COVER-ALLS AND TAKE OFF ON PATROLS IN DOG SLEDS. |
01:23:24 4879.9 |
LS- ARMED ESKIMOS IN WHITE CAMOUFLAGED UNIFORMS,
CHARGE ACROSS THE SNOW FIELD WITH THEIR RIFLES |
01:23:51 4906.9 |
LS- NIKE MISSILES POINT SKYWARD AT FORT GREELY,
ALASKA. |
01:24:59 4974.9 |
LS- PARATROOPS DROP IN THE SNOWY FIELDS DURING
MANEUVERS. LS- A SUPPLY DROP FOLLOWS |
01:25:40 5015.9 |
MONTAGE- REALISTIC BATTLE SCENES IN THE SNOW.
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01:27:06 5101.9 |
MS- SEVERAL BOYS FISH IN RIVER NEAR TOWN. MS- BOY
SHOWS HIS 'CATCH' OF 2 HUGE SALMON. |
01:27:40 5135.9 |
MONTAGE- FACES OF ALASKAN CITIZENS, NATIVES AND
SETTLERS. |
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