1900-1961MILITARY
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ARMY DIGEST NO. 1 A TWO SUBJECT PRESENTATION THAT TAKES THE VIEWER TO TWO WIDELY SEPARATED LANDS AND TWO STRIKINGLY DIFFERENT OPERATIONS. PART I: "BARRIERS TO THE NORTH", PART II: "JOURNEY TO MANNHEIM"
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LS- THE GREENLAND ICE CAP. WORKERS FOR THE CORP OF ENGINEERS WELD SECTIONS OF 2 RADAR WARNING STATIONS IN ICELAND
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MS- MAP SHOWS A STRING OF WARNING STATIONS THAT FORM THE 'DEW LINE' WHICH STRETCHES ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS, ALASKA, CANADA, GREENLAND AND CANADA.
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LS- MONSTER RADAR ANTENNA AT THULE, GREENLAND ARE USED TO DETECT INCOMING MISSILES MILES AWAY.
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LS- SLABS OF ICE IN THE WATERS OFF ICELAND MAKES NAVIGATION FOR SHIPS DIFFICULT.
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MAP OF THE ICE CAP WHICH IS 1600 MILES LONG AND 10,000 FEET DEEP. CONSTRUCTION PROBLEMS FOR ARMY ENGINEERS WERE PROBLEMS OF MAMMOTH PROPORTIONS.
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MS- U.S. AND DANISH FLAGS FLY TOGETHER ON GREENLAND WHICH IS A DENMARK TERRITORY
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MS- DANISH CONSTRUCTION WORKERS FILL UP THE BACK OF A PICK-UP TRUCK TAKING THEM TO THE CONSTRUCTION SITE.
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LS- HEAVY CRATES ARE UNLOADED OFF A SHIP ONTO LANDING CRAFT WHICH TAKES IT TO SHORE AND PUT ON TRUCKS WITH A CRANE.
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MS- TRUCKS LADEN WITH SACKS AND HEAVY CRATES SLOWLY RIDE UP THE HILLY TERRAIN.
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MS- A WELDER FLIPS DOWN HIS MASK AND WELDS A PIPELINE HELD IN PLACE BY ANOTHER WORKER WITH A HUGE WRENCH. HE TURNS THE PIPE AS THE WELDER WELDS
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LS- THE UNFINISHED WARNING STATION STANDS ON A ROCK 5000 FEET HIGH. LS- PAN OF THE AREA AROUND THE ISLAND AS SEEN FROM THE TOWER.
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LS- THE STEEL SKELETON OF THE TOWER WILL ALSO HAVE LIVING QUARTERS FOR 23 OPERATIONAL STAFF.
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MS- DRAWING OF THE TOWER SHOWS TWO 30 FOOT DISH ANTENNAE FOR COMMUNICATION WHICH WILL BE VIRTUALLY IMMUNE FROM JAMMING.
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LS- A LARGE HELICOPTER LANDS ON THE SITE. MAIL AND CREATURE COMFORTS WILL BE DELIVERED THIS WAY WHEN THE TOWER IS IN OPERATION.
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MS- A TRACTOR PULLS A HUGE STEEL GIRDER OFF A C-130 CARGO PLANE ON THE ICE CAP, WHERE AMERICAN WORKERS ARE BUILDING 2 TOWERS THERE.
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LS- 8 SUPPORTING COLUMNS HOLD THE SECRET OF HOW THE HUGE STATION STANDS ON THE ICE CAP.
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LS- A SKY HIGH CRANE LIFTS A BUCKET WITH STEEL WORKERS HIGH ALONGSIDE THE COLUMNS.
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LS- THE STEEL WORKERS CLIMB ONTO THE STRUCTURE AND BALANCE THEMSELVES AS THEY WORK PRECARIOUSLY BETWEEN THE COLUMNS.
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LS- THE HUGE CRANE LIFTS BEAMS TO THE TOP ON CABLES.
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MONTAGE- WELDERS WORKED DAY AND NIGHT. ONLY THE FLASH FROM THE WELDERS TORCH IS SEEN AT NIGHT.
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CU- A SLEDGE HAMMER POUNDING THE STEEL PLATE.
MS- A WORKER, SITTING ON A BEAM HIGH UP POUNDS IT VIGOROUSLY WITH A HAMMER, USING BOTH HANDS. |
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LS- A STEEL WORKER WALKS ON A NARROW BEAM AS THOUGH HE WAS ON THE GROUND.
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MS- THE WORKERS ARE SERVED CAFETERIA STYLE BY A BEVY OF CHEFS. CU- A CHEF SLICES, THEN SERVES TWO SLABS OF HAM ONTO A TRAY. THE WORKERS SIT COMFORTABLY ON 4 MEN TABLES.
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MS- A WORKER RELAXES AND WRITES A LETTER AS ANOTHER LAYS ON HIS BUNK READING A BOOK IN WARM AND COMFORTABLE QUARTERS
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MS- A QUALIFIED PHYSICIAN CHECKS THE EARS OF A WORKER WEARING FARMERS OVERALLS
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MS- STEEL WORKER HIGH UP, REACHES OUT OVER THE EDGE TO PULL IN SHEET OF STEEL HELD BY THE CRANE
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AERIAL- BALLISTIC MISSILE WARNING SYSTEM AT THULE.
LS- 2 HUGE ANTENNAE EACH THE SIZE OF A FOOTBALL FIELD IF LAYING ON THEIR SIDE. |
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MONTAGE- EACH ANTENNA IS BRACED BY 20 STRUTS IMBEDDED IN CEMENT CAPABLE OF HANDLING WINDS OF 185 MPH AND 12 INCHES OF ICE ON IT'S SCREEN.
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CU- COPPER SCREENS ARE WELDED INTO THE METAL.
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LS- A FLOATING NAVY POWER PLANT MOORED IN ITS OWN SLIP TO PROTECT IT FROM THE CRUSHING ICE, SUPPLIES THE ANTENNAE WITH ELECTRICITY
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MONTAGE- NIKE 'HERCULES' MISSILES RISE FROM THEIR UNDERGROUND INSTALLATION AND POINT SKYWARD. THESE MISSILES WILL PROTECT THE TOWERS FROM ATTACK.
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| 00:46:35 920 |
MS- A GERMAN LONGSHOREMAN GIVES HAND SIGNALS AS AN ARMY TRUCK IS LOADED INTO THE HOLD OF A BARGE ON THE RHINE RIVER AT MANNHEIM.
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MS- U.S. ARMY SERGEANT RUSSO HOLDS THE MANIFEST AND CHECKS OFF THE CARGO AS IT IS LOADED.
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TALKING HEADS- RUSSO IS INVITED BY GERMAN CIVILIAN TO TAKE A RIDE ON THE RHINE RIVER IN THE BARGE TO ROTTERDAM.
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LS- SEAPORT OF ROTTERDAM, IN THE NETHERLANDS MINTAGE- BUILDINGS IN ROTTERDAM.
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MS- A STATUE OF 2 MEN, A WOMAN AND A CHILD COMMEMORATING NAZI OCCUPATION DURING WWII.
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MONTAGE- A SUPPLY SHIP WHICH LOOKS LIKE AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER AT ANCHOR IN THE HARBOR
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MS- A THICK HEAVY ROPE IS PULLED ASHORE TO TIE UP THE SHIP TO THE PIER. - AN AMERICAN FLAG FLIES AT THE REAR OF THE SUPPLY SHIP WHICH CARRIES A CARGO OF HELICOPTERS ON IT'S DECK.
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LS- A HELICOPTER IS RAISED HIGH OVER THE SHIP BY A HUGE CRANE AND LOWERED INTO A BARGE, AS RUSSO WATCHES
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LS- THE DOCKED OCEAN LINER 'ROTTERDAM',AS SEEN BY RUSSO FROM THE BARGE. LS- A MONUMENT TO THE MERCHANT SEAMEN THAT LOST THEIR LIVES DURING WWII.
WORLD WAR TWO |
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MS- A HOSPITAL SHIP PASSES BY. LS- NEAT HOMES ALONG THE SHORE AND GRAZING CATTLE IN A FIELD-
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MS- THE HEAVY CURRENT BUFFETS THE SIDE OF THE BARGE. LS- RUSSO LOOKS OUT AT THE CITY OF COLOGNE AND IT'S WORLD FAMOUS TWIN STEEPLE CATHEDRAL.
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MS- A PADDLE WHEEL BOAT CHURNS THROUGH THE WATER.
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LS- BONN, THE CAPITAL CITY OF WEST GERMANY AS SEEN BY RUSSO FROM THE BARGE.
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LS- THE BRIDGE AT RAMAGEN OF WWII FAME ONLY THE PIERS REMAIN.
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MS- RUSSO WATCHES AS THE CAPTAIN, TURNS THE HUGE WHEEL OF THE BARGE
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LS- OLD ROMAN FORTRESS, CALLED AARON BREINSTEIN, LIES ON A HILL IN THE DRAGONFELD PICTURESQUE AREA OF GERMANY ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE IS THE DEUTSHE ECKERT THE HOME OF THE FAMOUS RHINE WINE.
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LS- THE VAST REMAINS OF RHINEFELD, THE CLIFF OF THE LORELEI AND OTHER PICTURESQUE SITES.
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ELS- SHOENBERG, THE LARGEST CASTLE ON THE RHINE.
LS- ANCIENT BACARACK WITH IT'S 16 STONE TOWERS. |
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MONTAGE- MORE CASTLES AND ANCIENT VILLAGES
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MS- THE HELICOPTERS ARE LIFTED OFF THE BARGE. &
PHYSICALLY ROLLED AWAY BY GIS. |
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"ONE ARMY"
ILLUSTRATES THE COMBINED THINKING AND EFFORTS OF ALL BRANCHES OF THE ARMY AND HOW THEY WORK AS A TEAM. |
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MS- 3 ARMY HATS OLD AND NEW ON NARRATORS DESK.
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MS- U.S. ARMY POSTER WITH 3 MUSKETEERS AND MOTTO "ONE FOR ALL AND ALL FOR ONE"
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MONTAGE- PEOPLE DANCING IN THE STREETS (NEW ORLEANS?) IN THE 1930s MARDI GRAS OR CARNIVAL.
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BEAUTY CONTEST WITH GIRLS IN SWIM SUITS BY A POOL
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MS- A BIG BAND PLAYING AND GIRLS DANCING IN A BIG PRODUCTION. (1930s)
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MS- A BUGLER BLOWS REVILE IN A DESERT. SOLDIERS SCRAMBLE OUT OF THEIR TENTS AND BREAK CAMP.
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| 01:02:25 1870 |
LS- MULES PULL ARMY WAGONS AND KICK UP A CLOUD OF DUST. LS- VINTAGE ARMY TRUCKS AND HALF-TRACKS KICK UP THE DESERT DUST.
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| 01:02:46 1891 |
LS- CROWD OF SOLDIERS STAND BEHIND AND WATCH OTHER SOLDIERS FIRE MACHINE GUNS IN PRACTICE.
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| 01:02:50 1895 |
MS- SOLDIERS HORSE AROUND FOR THE CAMERA AS THEY LINE UP FOR CHOW. GROUPS OF GIS DELIBERATELY SLOP UP WATERMELON AND ICE CREAM CONES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CAMERA.
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| 01:03:04 1909 |
MS- GIS PLAY THEIR BAND INSTRUMENTS AND DANCE WILDLY AS NO ONE TAKES THE ARMY SERIOUSLY.
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| 01:03:10 1915 |
LS- PEOPLE AT RALLY RAISE THEIR HANDS IN A NAZI SALUTE AS HITLER RAGES.
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| 01:03:45 1950 |
MS- FDR SIGN THE DRAFT ACT. CONGRESSMEN STIR UP THE DRAFT LOTTERY NUMBERS IN A BIG BOWL
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| 01:04:00 1965 |
MS-FDR CALL THE FIRST NUMBER 158.THE SONG 'THIS IS THE ARMY MR. JONES' PLAYS AND A LARGE NUMBER 158 COMES ON THE SCREEN.
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| 01:04:07 1972 |
MS- A CHEF TAKES OFF HIS HAT AND APRON, A LIQUOR SALESMAN SMILES AS HE TAKES A BOTTLE OFF THE SHELF, AN EXECUTIVE LOOKS UP FROM HIS DESK.
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| 01:04:20 1985 |
MS- FDR PICKS ANOTHER NUMBER AND CALLS OUT NUMBER 192 THE SONG CONTINUES 'THIS IS THE ARMY MR.
GREEN, ETC., 192 APPEARS ON THE SCREEN WITH A FARMER PLOWING HIS FIELDS. |
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MS-A CAB DRIVER LETS A CUSTOMER IN HIS CAB AS ANOTHER NUMBER APPEARS ON THE SCREEN. A MECHANIC IN HIS WORK SHOP.
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MS- A BLACK MAN READS HIS INDUCTION PAPERS AS HIS WIFE LOOKS ON IN THEIR KITCHEN,
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MS- A MAN PUTS A SIGN IN HIS LAUNDRY WINDOW, "CLOSING UP, DRAFTED".
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MS- SHIRTLESS MEN AWAIT THEIR TURN TO BE EXAMINED BY DOCTOR AT THE INDUCTION CENTER. MS- A PAPER IS STAMPED,'ACCEPTED'.
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LS- MEN RAISE THEIR HAND TO BE SWORN IN.
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MS- A SOLDIER IN OLD 1930s ARMY HAT KISSES HIS GIRL GOODBYE.
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MONTAGE- SOLDIERS JUMPING BARRICADES AND DRILLING.
MS- LONG LINE OF GIS ON THE RIFLE RANGE WITH INSTRUCTORS AT THEIR SIDES. |
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MONTAGE- SOLDIERS HAVE WAR GAMES USING WOODEN GUNS AND STOVE PIPES FOR MACHINE GUNS, BEER CANS FOR AMMO
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LS- TWO LARGE GROUPS OF SOLDIERS ATTACH A HUGE RUBBER BALL AND FIGHT TO KEEP IT IN THE AIR.
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SEVERAL PAIRS OF GIS FACE EACH OTHER BLINDFOLDED AND PUNCH AT EACH OTHER WITH A BOXING GLOVE AS A LARGE GROUP FORMS A CIRCLE AROUND THEM.
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MS- TRUCKS MARKED 'TANK' ARE FIRED UPON BY MACHINE GUN CREW USING A WOODEN MACHINE GUN.
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MS- A REAL TANK RECEIVES A DIRECT HIT WITH A BAG OF TALCUM POWDER.
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MONTAGE- FILM OF THE JAP ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR.
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| 01:07:38 2183 |
MS- FDR ASKS CONGRESS TO DECLARE WAR ON JAPAN IN FAMOUS SPEECH.
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| 01:08:25 2230 |
MONTAGE- WWII BATTLE SCENES. NOW IT WAS ONE ARMY.
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| 01:10:13 2338 |
MONTAGE- WILD CELEBRATIONS IN NEW YORK STREETS AS WAR ENDS. FIRECRACKERS SEND UP A CLOUD OF SMOKE.
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MS- LARGE GROUP OF SAILORS RUN IN THE STREETS IN CELEBRATION. LS- TICKER TAPE POURS DOWN FROM TALL BUILDINGS. MS- A SOLDIER GIVES A GIRL A LONG ROMANTIC KISS
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AERIAL- VIEW OF THE HUGE CROWD AT TIMES SQUARE DAY AND NIGHT.
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MONTAGE- GIS WAVE THEIR PAYCHECKS AND DISCHARGE PAPERS AS THEY GO HOME.
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| 01:11:00 2385 |
MS- TRAIN FULL OF GIS ON THE WAY HOME. MS- A GI WATCHES TRACKS FROM THE REAR OF THE MOVING TRAIN.
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| 01:11:20 2405 |
MS- BASEBALL PLAYER TAKES A PITCH AND CATCHER THROWS THE BALL BACK TO THE PITCHER AS CROWD OF GIS WATCH THE GAME AND DRINK COKES.
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| 01:12:25 2470 |
MONTAGE- JOE STALIN WATCHES TENS OF THOUSANDS OF SOVIET TROOPS IN RED SQUARE
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| 01:12:40 2485 |
MONTAGE- COMMUNIST INSPIRED STREET RIOTS IN CAPITAL CITIES OF THE WORLD
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| 01:13:00 2505 |
MONTAGE- BATTLE SCENES OF THE KOREAN WAR.
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| 01:16:25 2710 |
MONTAGE- LONG COLUMNS OF GIS CARRY THEIR DUFFLE BAGS TO GO HOME AS A TRUCE IS SIGNED IN KOREA.
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| 01:21:33 3018 |
NATIONAL GUARD POSTER.
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| 01:21:43 3028 |
MONTAGE- OLD DRAWINGS DEPICTING THE NATIONAL GUARD SINCE BEFORE THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR.
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| 01:22:58 3103 |
MS- A NATIONAL GUARDSMAN SERVES A DRINK TO A LITTLE BOY DURING A NATURAL DISASTER.
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| 01:26:06 3291 |
MS- SECRETARY OF THE ARMY WILBUR BRUCKER.
NARRATOR READS STATEMENT MADE BY BRUCKER CONCERNING 'ONE ARMY'. |
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MONTAGE- NEWSPAPER HEADLINES ABOUT THE SOVIET SATELLITE AND IT'S PROPAGANDA VALUE.
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