Watch The Big Picture - Soldier in France

Experience the American Journey through our country's visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States. From the U.S. Army's "The Big Picture" television series, 1950-1975. Scenes of Paris and Orleans are only part of the half-hour documentary, one of a series of THE BIG PICTURE projects designed to show Americans the life of American GIs oversees.

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