[explosions] narrator today, the latest weapons, coupled with the fighting skill of the american soldier, stand ready on the alert all over the world, to defend this country. You, the american people, against aggression. This is the big picture. An official television report to the nation from the United States army. Now, to show you part of the big picture, here is Sergeant Stewart queen. Stewart queen all of us are well aware of the great and historic achievements of our United States army nurses. In world war ii and during the korean war, we heard, read, and many of us saw how the army nurse went there great hardship in her duty. The same dangers entered by the troops which she accompanied into combat, but relatively little has been reported of the army nurse in peacetime. Yet she still serves, not only in the states, but all over the world. Today on the big picture, we would like to give you some impression of the work of an army nurse overseas. And not only her work, but how she s
[explosions] narrator today, the latest weapons, coupled with the fighting skill of the american soldier, stand ready on the alert all over the world, to defend this country. You, the american people, against aggression. This is the big picture. An official television report to the nation from the United States army. Now, to show you part of the big picture, here is Sergeant Stewart queen. Stewart queen all of us are well aware of the great and historic achievements of our United States army nurses. In world war ii and during the korean war, we heard, read, and many of us saw how the army nurse went there great hardship in her duty. The same dangers entered by the troops which she accompanied into combat, but relatively little has been reported of the army nurse in peacetime. Yet she still serves, not only in the states, but all over the world. Today on the big picture, we would like to give you some impression of the work of an army nurse overseas. And not only her work, but how she s
Narrator today, the latest weapons, coupled with the fighting skill of the american soldier, stand ready on the alert all over the world, to defend this country. You, the american people, against aggression. This is the big picture. An official television report to the nation from the United States army. Now, to show you part of the big picture, here is Sergeant Stewart queen. Stewart queen all of us are well aware of the great and historic achievements of our United States army nurses. In world war ii and during the korean war, we heard, read, and many of us saw how the army nurse went there great hardship in her duty. The same dangers entered by the troops which she accompanied into combat, but relatively little has been reported of the army nurse in peacetime. Yet she still serves, not only in the states, but all over the world. Today on the big picture, we would like to give you some impression of the work of an army nurse overseas. And not only her work, but how she spends her lei
Official television report to the nation from the United States army. Now to show you part of the big picture, here is Sergeant Stewart queen. All of us are well aware of the great and heroic achievements of our United States army nurses. In world war ii and during the korean war we heard, read and many of us saw how the army nurse went through great hardship in performance of her duty. The same dangers endured by the troops which she accompanied into combat. But relatively little has been reported of the army nurse in peacetime. Yet she still serves not only in the states but all over the world. Today, on the big picture, we would like to give you some impression of the work of an army nurse overseas. And not only her work but how she spends her leisure time, and something of what she thinks and feels as she serves our troops and her country in the far flung corners of the world. Korea is no longer on the front pages of the newspapers these days. It is a poor country now. Very much li
Beginning in 1907 when the u. S. Army purchased the First Military plane. This is about 30 minutes. This is the big picture, an official television report of the United States army, produced for the armed forces and the American People. Now, to show you part of the big picture, here is Master Sergeant stewart quaid. In the fall of 1907, the United States army purchased from two bicycle mechanics named wright the First Military plane. Guaranteed to remain aloft for one hour, it carried two persons. At an airspeed of 40 miles per hour, it was light enough to be transported in an army wagon. 50 years have passed. The miracle of flight has become a commonplace reality. There seems to be no limit to aviation progress. This is the armys tribute to the pilots, the mechanics, the engineers, and the countless others who have given wings to mans dreams. This is the age of flight. The airy. Today, air power is a dominant factor in the American Defense program. Far out from all four corners of the