This video was published on YouTube on Aug 9, 2015.
This
historic WWII Marine Corps. newsreel shows the activities of the USMC
in the early stages of American involvement in the war. The newsreel
starts with a segment showing Marines in Iceland keeping an eye out for
German aircraft.
The Marines are also shown parading for relief funds
in New York City. The retirement ceremony is shown for Quartermaster
Sgt. Frank W. Wright.
The film ends with President Franklin Roosevelt
speaking in front of a joint session of Congress, paying tribute to the
USMC and the service of its members on Wake Island, Guam and other
Pacific locations attacked by the Japanese.
Source: PeriscopeFilm
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