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the united states army presents "the big picture," an official report produced by the armed forces for the american people. now to show you part of the big picture here is sergeant stuart queen. >> 100 years ago a momentous event occurred. known to historians as the tragic war of brother against brother, the civil war became one of the darkest moments in our history. out of this period we have selected two stories to show you. the first is called mathew brady. brady was the first pictorial historian of any war, and his pictures live on today to recall yesterday's history. the second ...

war. in a few moments, a lecture on robert e. lee, then grant, who commanded the army. later, a film about general george marshall, the chief of staff who we want on to serve as secretary of state and defense secretary. april 15th -- >> once the lookout bells were sounded, the lookouts cited ig berg ahead, they struck the bells three times. ding, ding, ding, which is a warning saying there's some object ahead. doesn't say what kind of object. what the lookout then did, he went to a telephone and called down to the officer on the bridge to tell them what it is that they saw. and the...

to the outside world, to many who saw the news reels, the progress being made by the general was admired an applauded. but to those who understood macarthur, they saw his determination to return to the philippines, this to him was a moral obligation. these islands, a second home, the place where he left his comrades, was the springboard of victory over japan. invasions in the southwest pacific continue. to the commander, these hard fought steps zigzagging along the coast were just the beginning. finally having gained the northwest part of the islands, there was no question in his min...

♪ ♪ >> faced by the united states army band, the old guard passes in review. ♪ ♪ >> but not all the troops in the washington area are stationed here for show and ceremony. many fill jobs that are vital to the defense of the city. let's visit with some of them. in the suburbs surrounding washington, there are many anti-aircraft batteries such as this, ready for action 24 hours a day. >> battery commander of charlie battery of the 14th anti-aircraft artillery battalion is 22-year-old lieutenant david lacey. lieutenant, we have mentioned the overall picture of the army anti-airc...

then it would be history. it would be historical documentation. but to as much as possible represent the time that you come from -- what happens if somebody 50 years from now says there were no women in college or the ones that were here were just looking for husbands. she laughs. you think that's funny. but, come on, they're misrepresenting who you were. and for anybody reading that from this point on, that is what they will believe. they'll believe that as fact. just a faraway example. i know better. but i'm going to wrap this up. i want to thank you guys for taking part in this co...