THE INCREASED STRENGTH of the U.S. in preparedness, resulting from the unification of the army, navy and air force, was impressed upon the spectators watching Armed. Forces Day parades and demonstrations throughout the country. President Truman reviewed the parade in Washington. The President emphasised his belief that U.S. strength is a force for world peace. The photograph shows some of the 100,000 spectators at Bolling Field, Washington, D.C., watching a U.S. Navy Neptune bomber in a jet-assisted takeoff.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 22 June 1950, Page 5
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78THE INCREASED STRENGTH of the U.S. in preparedness, resulting from the unification of the army, navy and air force, was impressed upon the spectators watching Armed. Forces Day parades and demonstrations throughout the country. President Truman reviewed the parade in Washington. The President emphasised his belief that U.S. strength is a force for world peace. The photograph shows some of the 100,000 spectators at Bolling Field, Washington, D.C., watching a U.S. Navy Neptune bomber in a jet-assisted takeoff. Greymouth Evening Star, 22 June 1950, Page 5
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